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Genesis 21:23

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Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.”

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Genesis 21:23 in other translations

now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

Genesis 21:23 · American Standard Version

Genesis 21:23 in context

  1. 21He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
  2. 22At that time, Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do.
  3. 23Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.”
  4. 24Abraham said, “I will swear.”
  5. 25Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.