Genesis 21:24
Old Testament • 3 words with Strong's data
"And Abraham said, I will swear."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אַבְרָהָם
ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁבַע shâbaʻ
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Study H7650 →Cross References
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
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