Genesis 21:21-23
Common English Bible
21 He lived in the Paran desert, and his mother found him an Egyptian wife.
Abraham’s treaty with the Philistines
22 At that time Abimelech, and Phicol commander of his forces, said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything that you do. 23 So give me your word under God that you won’t cheat me, my children, or my descendants. Just as I have treated you fairly, so you must treat me and the land in which you are an immigrant.”
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Genesis 21:21-23
New King James Version
21 He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother (A)took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
A Covenant with Abimelech
22 And it came to pass at that time that (B)Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, (C)“God is with you in all that you do. 23 Now therefore, (D)swear[a] to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt.”
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Genesis 21:21-23
English Standard Version
21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
A Treaty with Abimelech
22 At that time (A)Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, (B)“God is with you in all that you do. 23 Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but (C)as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”
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