Genesis 21 · Verse 24

Genesis 21:24

And Abraham said, I will swear.
Genesis 21:24, King James Version

Genesis 21:24 in other translations

BSBAnd Abraham replied, “I swear it.”
WEBAbraham said, “I will swear.”
ASVAnd Abraham said, I will swear.
YLTAnd Abraham saith, ‘I--I do swear.'
DARBYAnd Abraham said, I will swear.
BBEAnd Abraham said, I will give you my oath.
WebsterAnd Abraham said, I will swear.

What does Genesis 21:24 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 21:22-34

Abimelech felt sure that the promises of God would be fulfilled to Abraham. It is wise to connect ourselves with those who are blessed of God; and we ought to requite kindness to those who have been kind to us. Wells of water are scarce and valuable in eastern countries. Abraham took care to have his title to the well allowed, to prevent disputes in future. No more can be expected from an honest man than that he be…

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Genesis 21:24 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85
אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH595
אִשָּׁבֵֽעַ\׃'i.sha.Ve.a'I will swearH7650

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 21:24

  • Hebrews 6:16

    For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

  • Romans 12:18

    If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

  • Genesis 14:13

    And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.

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14:13; Ro 12:18; Heb 6:16

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Context

  • Genesis 21:23

    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.

  • Genesis 21:24

    And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • Genesis 21:25

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

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Genesis 21:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y respondió Abraham: Yo juraré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Abraham dit: Je le jurerai.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Abraham sprach: Ich will schwören.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Abraham: Ego jurabo.