ESV
KJV
13. For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
ASV
13. For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
ERVEN
13. God made a promise to Abraham. And there is no one greater than God, so he made the promise with an oath in his own name—an oath that he would do what he promised.
NLT
13. For example, there was God's promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:
WEB
13. For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,
NET
13. Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
NLV
13. When God made a promise to Abraham, He made that promise in His own name because no one was greater.
HCSB
13. For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:
YLT
13. For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
LITV
13. For God having made promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, "He swore by Himself,"
RV
13. For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
NCV
13. God made a promise to Abraham. And as there is no one greater than God, he used himself when he swore to Abraham,
MKJV
13. For when God made promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He swore by Himself,
AKJV
13. For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
LXXEN
KJV
13. For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
AMP
13. For when God made [His] promise to Abraham, He swore by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear,
KJVP
13. For G3588 T-NSM when God G2316 N-NSM made promise G1861 V-ADP-NSM to Abraham G11 N-PRI , because G1893 CONJ he could G2192 V-IAI-3S swear G3660 V-AAN by G2596 PREP no G3762 A-GSM greater G3187 , he swore G3660 V-AAI-3S by G2596 PREP himself G1438 F-3GSM ,
YLT
13. For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
ASV
13. For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
WEB
13. For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,
NASB
13. When God made the promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, "he swore by himself,"
ESV
13. For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
RV
13. For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,
RSV
13. For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
NKJV
13. For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
MKJV
13. For when God made promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He swore by Himself,
AKJV
13. For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,
NRSV
13. When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,
NIV
13. When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no-one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
NIRV
13. When God made his promise to Abraham, he took an oath to keep it. But there was no one greater than himself to take an oath by. So he took his oath by making an appeal to himself.
NLT
13. For example, there was God's promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:
MSG
13. When God made his promise to Abraham, he backed it to the hilt, putting his own reputation on the line.
GNB
13. When God made his promise to Abraham, he made a vow to do what he had promised. Since there was no one greater than himself, he used his own name when he made his vow.
NET
13. Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
ERVEN
13. God made a promise to Abraham. And there is no one greater than God, so he made the promise with an oath in his own name—an oath that he would do what he promised.