Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to Yahweh, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

New American Standard Bible

Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to the Lord God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

King James Version

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

International Standard Version

But Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I have made an oath to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

A Conservative Version

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to LORD, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

American Standard Version

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

Amplified

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand and sworn an oath to the Lord God Most High, the Creator and Possessor of heaven and earth,

Bible in Basic English

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,

Darby Translation

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the Most High God, possessor of heavens and earth,

Julia Smith Translation

And Abram will say to the king of Sodom, I lifted up my hand to Jehovah God the most high, possessing the heavens and the earth.

King James 2000

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,

Modern King James verseion

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand to Jehovah, the most high God, the possessor of Heaven and earth,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I lift up my hand unto the LORD God most high, possessor of heaven and earth,

NET Bible

But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, "I raise my hand to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow

New Heart English Bible

Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to the LORD, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

The Emphasized Bible

And Abram said unto the king of Sodom, - I have lifted up my hand unto Yahweh GOD Most High, possessor of the heavens and earth:

Webster

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted my hand to the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

World English Bible

Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

Youngs Literal Translation

and Abram saith unto the king of Sodom, 'I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessing heaven and earth --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Abram
H87
אברם 
'Abram 
Usage: 61

to the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Sodom
סדם 
C@dom 
Usage: 39

I have lift up
רוּם 
Ruwm 
Usage: 189

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

unto the Lord

Usage: 0

the most high
עליון 
'elyown 
Usage: 53

God
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

the possessor
קנה 
Qanah 
Usage: 84

of heaven
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

References

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Context Readings

Melchizedek's Blessing

21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the possessions for yourself.” 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to Yahweh, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, 23 that I will not take a thread or sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, so you can never say, ‘I made Abram rich.’


Cross References

Exodus 6:8

I will bring you to the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am Yahweh.”

Daniel 12:7

Then I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river. He raised both his hands toward heaven and swore by Him who lives eternally that it would be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people is shattered, all these things will be completed.

Revelation 10:5-6

Then the angel that I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven.

Deuteronomy 32:40

I raise My hand to heaven and declare:
As surely as I live forever,

Psalm 24:1

A Davidic psalm.The earth and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants,
belong to the Lord;

Genesis 14:19-20

He blessed him and said:

Abram is blessed by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth,

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty. Live in My presence and be blameless.

Genesis 21:23-31

Swear to me by God here and now, that you will not break an agreement with me or with my children and descendants. As I have been loyal to you, so you will be loyal to me and to the country where you are a foreign resident.”

Genesis 21:33

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and there he called on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.

Judges 11:35

When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have devastated me! You have brought great misery on me. I have given my word to the Lord and cannot take it back.”

Psalm 83:18

May they know that You alone—
whose name is Yahweh—
are the Most High over all the earth.

Isaiah 57:15

For the High and Exalted One
who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.

Daniel 4:34

But at the end of those days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity returned to me. Then I praised the Most High and honored and glorified Him who lives forever:

For His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
and His kingdom is from generation to generation.

Haggai 2:8

“The silver and gold belong to Me”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

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