| NETBible | And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. 1 But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.’ |
| NIV © |
You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ |
| NASB © |
"And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.’ |
| NLT © |
And you say that to take an oath ‘by the altar’ can be broken, but to swear ‘by the gifts on the altar’ is binding! |
| MSG © |
And what about this piece of trivia: 'If you shake hands on a promise, that's nothing; but if you raise your hand that God is your witness, that's serious'? |
| BBE © |
And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible. |
| NRSV © |
And you say, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gift that is on the altar is bound by the oath.’ |
| NKJV © |
"And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it .’ |
| KJV | And <2532>_, Whosoever <3739> <1437> shall swear <3660> (5661) by <1722> the altar <2379>_, it is <2076> (5748) nothing <3762>_; but <1161> whosoever <3739> <302> sweareth <3660> (5661) by <1722> the gift <1435> that is upon <1883> it <846>_, he is guilty <3784> (5719)_. {guilty: or, debtor, or, bound} |
| NASB © |
<3739> <302> swears <3660> by the altar <2379> , that is nothing <3762> , but whoever <3739> <302> swears <3660> by the offering <1435> on it, he is obligated <3784> .' |
| NET [draft] ITL | And <2532> , ‘Whoever <3739> <302> swears <3660> by <1722> the altar <2379> is bound by nothing <3762> . But <1161> if anyone <302> swears <3660> by <1722> the gift <1435> on <1883> it <846> he is bound by the oath.’<3784> |
| GREEK | kai <2532> CONJ ov <3739> R-NSM an <302> PRT omosh <3660> (5661) V-AAS-3S en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN yusiasthriw <2379> N-DSN ouden <3762> A-NSN estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S ov <3739> R-NSM d <1161> CONJ an <302> PRT omosh <3660> (5661) V-AAS-3S en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN dwrw <1435> N-DSN tw <3588> T-DSN epanw <1883> ADV autou <846> P-GSN ofeilei <3784> (5719) V-PAI-3S |
| NETBible | And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. 1 But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.’ |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing.” |