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For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
when God God, a god N-NMS H2316 θεὸς theos (theh'-os)
made promise to proclaim, to promise V-APM-NMS H1861 ἐπαγγειλάμενος epaggello (ep-ang-el'-lo)
to Abraham, Abraham, the Heb. patriarch N-DMS H11 Ἀβραὰμ Abraam (ab-rah-am')
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because when, because Conj H1893 ἐπεὶ epei (ep-i')
he could to have, hold V-IIA-3S H2192 εἶχεν echo (ekh'-o)
swear to swear, take an oath V-AIA-3S H3660 ὀμόσαι omnuo (om-noo'-o)
no no one, none Adj-GMS H3762 οὐδενὸς oudeis (oo-dice')
he sware to swear, take an oath V-AIA-3S H3660 ὤμοσεν omnuo (om-noo'-o)
himself, of himself, herself, itself RefPro-GM3S H1438 ἑαυτοῦ heautou (heh-ow-too')

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Abraham

 The father of the Jewish nation. His original name was Abraham    Abraham  father of a multitude, son of Terah, named ( Genesis 11:27 ) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred in his native country of Chaldea. He then, with his father and his family and household, quitted the city of Ur, in which he had hitherto... View Details

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King James Bible For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
Berean Bible For when God God, having made His promise to Abraham, because he could since He had no one greater to swear by, swore by no greater, he sware by himself,Himself,
Hebrew Greek English For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he since He could swear by no one greater, he sware He swore by himself,Himself,
New American Standard Bible 1995 For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he since He could swear by no one greater, he sware He swore by himself,Himself,