And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son]:
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
et dit: Je le jure par moi-même, parole de l'Eternel! parce que tu as fait cela, et que tu n'as pas refusé ton fils, ton unique,
KJV
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son]:
Philo Judaeus
Legum Allegoriarum Libri I-III
πληθυνῶ τὸ σπέρμα σου ὡς τοὺς ἀστέρας τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ὡς τὴν ἄμμον τὴν παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης“ (Gen. 22, 16. 17). εὖ καὶ τὸ ὅρκῳ βεβαιῶσαι τὴν ὑπόσχεσιν καὶ ὅρκῳ θεοπρεπεῖ· ὁρᾷς γὰρ ὅτι οὐ καθ’ ἑτέρου ὀμνύει θεός, οὐδὲν γὰρ αὐτοῦ κρεῖττον, ἀλλὰ καθ’ ἑαυτοῦ, ὅς ἐστι πάντων ἄρ…
Philo Judaeus
Legum Allegoriarum Libri I-III
θείῳ· ὁ δὲ θεὸς αὑτοῦ πίστις ἔστω καὶ μαρτυρία βεβαιοτάτη. τὸ δὲ "οὗ εἵνεκα ἐποίησας τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο“ (Gen. 22, 16) σύμβολόν ἐστιν εὐσεβείας· τὸ γὰρ ἕνεκα θεοῦ μόνου πάντα πράττειν εὐσεβές. παρὸ καὶ ἀφειδοῦμεν τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ τέκνου τῆς ἀρετῆς, τοῦ εὐδαιμονῆσαι, παραχωροῦντες αὐτὸ τῷ…
Philo Judaeus
De Abrahamo
οὐκέτι μόνον ὡς ἀνθρώπῳ θεός, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὡς φίλος γνωρίμῳ διαλεγόμενος· φησὶ γὰρ "κατ’ ἐμαυτοῦ ὤμοσα“ (Gen. 22, 16), παρ’ ᾧ ὁ λόγος ὅρκος ἐστίν, ἕνεκα τοῦ τὴν διάνοιαν ἀκλινῶς καὶ παγίως ἔτι μᾶλλον ἢ πρότερον ἐρηρεῖσθαι. πρεσβύτερος μὲν οὖν καὶ πρῶτος ἔστι τε καὶ λεγέσθω ὁ ἀστεῖος,…
For an immersive study of Genesis 22:16 — meditation, lectio divina, exegesis, theology — discover Open Study Bible.
Full study →