Genesis 21:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Abraham said, I will swear.”

Genesis 21:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 21:24 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 21:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Abraham said, “I will swear.””

Genesis 21:24 — World English Bible

Genesis 21:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Abraham said, I will swear. ”

Genesis 21:24 — American Standard Version

Genesis 21:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Abraham saith, `I--I do swear.'”

Genesis 21:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 21:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Abraham said, I will swear. ”

Genesis 21:24 — Darby Translation

Genesis 21:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Abraham said, I will sweare.”

Genesis 21:24 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 21:24 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Abraham said, "I will swear."”

Genesis 21:24 — The Living Sword

Genesis 21:24 in Context — Genesis 21

22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

23 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.

24 And Abraham said, I will swear.

25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

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What Does Genesis 21:24 Mean?

Genesis 21:24 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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