Hebrews 6:13

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,
World English Bible (WEB)
For{G1063} when God{G2316} made promise{G1861}{(G5666)} to Abraham{G11}, because{G1893} he could{G2192}{(G5707)} swear{G3660}{(G5658)} by{G2596} no{G3762} greater{G3187}, he sware{G3660}{(G5656)} by{G2596} himself{G1438},
Strong's King James
(13) For יהוה YAHWEH made the vow to Avraham (Father of Multitude) and since He could vow an oath by nothing greater, He vowed an oath to Himself. Surely saying,
The F.O.G*
[13] Remember when God made His promise to Abraham? Since there was no one greater to swear by, He took an oath on His own name,
The F.O.G Paraphrase
For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,
Young's Literal Translation

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