Hebrews 6:13

NETBible

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

NIV ©

When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no-one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,

NASB ©

For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

NLT ©

For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:

MSG ©

When God made his promise to Abraham, he backed it to the hilt, putting his own reputation on the line.

BBE ©

For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself,

NRSV ©

When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,

NKJV ©

For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

KJV
For
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when God
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made promise
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to Abraham
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because
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he could
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swear
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by
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no
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greater
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he sware
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by
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himself
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NASB ©
For when God
<2316>
made
<1861>
the promise
<1861>
to Abraham
<11>
, since
<1893>
He could
<2192>
swear
<3660>
by no
<3762>
one
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greater
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, He swore
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by Himself
<1438>
,
NET [draft] ITL
Now when
<1861>
God
<2316>
made
<1861>
his promise
<1861>
to Abraham
<11>
, since
<1893>
he could swear
<3660>
by
<2596>
no one
<3762>
greater
<3173>
, he swore
<3660>
by
<2596>
himself
<1438>
,
GREEK
tw gar abraam epaggeilamenov yeov epei kat oudenov eicen omosai eautou