Genesis 21:23
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
גּוּר
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)
עִם
with/ you
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עִם
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
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עָשָׂה
I have done
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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שָׁבַע
swear/ !
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שָׁבַע
To swear, to take an oath. Shaba. God swore by Himself because there is none greater. His promises are backed by His own eternal nature.
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הֵנָּה
here
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הֵנָּה
hither or thither (but used both of place and time)
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שָׁקַר
you will deal falsely
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שָׁקַר
to cheat, i.e. be untrue (usually in words)
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עִמָּד
with/ me
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עִמָּד
along with
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