They replied,“ We can plainly see that the Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant.

他们说：“我们明明地看见耶和华与你同在，便说，不如我们两下彼此起誓，彼此立约，

他们说：“我们明明看见耶和华与你同在；因此就说，让我们双方彼此起誓，我们跟你立约，

他们说：“我们明明看见耶和华与你同在；因此就说，让我们双方彼此起誓，我们跟你立约，

他们回答说：“我们清楚知道耶和华与你同在，我们双方应该订立誓约。

他们回答：“我们实在看见耶和华与你同在，因此我们想：‘不如我们双方起誓。’让我们与你立约吧；

他们说：“我们清楚地看见耶和华与你同在，就想我们之间应该有一个誓约，就在你和我们之间。让我们与你立约：

他們說：「我們明明地看見耶和華與你同在，便說，不如我們兩下彼此起誓，彼此立約，

他們說：「我們明明看見耶和華與你同在；因此就說，讓我們雙方彼此起誓，我們跟你立約，

他們說：「我們明明看見耶和華與你同在；因此就說，讓我們雙方彼此起誓，我們跟你立約，

他們回答說：「我們清楚知道耶和華與你同在，我們雙方應該訂立誓約。

他們回答：“我們實在看見耶和華與你同在，因此我們想：‘不如我們雙方起誓。’讓我們與你立約吧；

他們說：『我們明明看見永恆主與你同在，因此我們說：「讓我們中間，就是你我之間，彼此起誓吧，讓我們與你立約吧；

他們說：「我們確實看見耶和華與你同在，就想我們之間應該有一個誓約，就在你和我們之間。讓我們與你立約：

曰、我儕知耶和華偕汝、竊謂爾我間當立誓、互相結盟、

曰我儕知耶和華祐爾、竊思爾我間當立誓、互相結盟。

曰、我儕見主祐爾、竊謂爾我間當立誓、互相結盟、

They answered,“ We saw clearly that the Lord was with you; so we said,‘ There ought to be a sworn agreement between us’— between us and you. Let us make a treaty with you

They answered,“ We saw clearly that the Lord was with you. So we said,‘ There should be an agreement between us and you.’ We want to make a peace treaty with you.

They said,“ We see plainly that the Lord has been with you. So we said, let there be a sworn pact between us, between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,

They replied,“ We have clearly seen how the LORD has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties— between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you:

They said,“ We have seen plainly that the Lord has been with you; so we said,‘ An oath must now be taken by us,’ that is, by you and us. So let us make a covenant with you,

But they said,“ We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you. So we said,‘ Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you,

And they said, We saw plainly that Jehovah was with thee: and we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

They replied,“ We have clearly seen how the Lord has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties— between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you:

And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us,[ even] betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

They replied,“ We could plainly see that the LORD is with you. So we decided there should be a pact between us– between us and you. Allow us to make a treaty with you

They said,“ We saw plainly that Yahweh was with you. We said,‘ Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let’s make a covenant with you,

About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham.“ God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do,” Abimelech said.“ Swear to me in God’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner.”

This is what the Lord says:“ You will rule the Egyptians, the Ethiopians, and the Sabeans. They will come to you with all their merchandise, and it will all be yours. They will follow you as prisoners in chains. They will fall to their knees in front of you and say,‘ God is with you, and he is the only God. There is no other.’”

But it was also called Mizpah( which means“ watchtower”), for Laban said,“ May the Lord keep watch between us to make sure that we keep this covenant when we are out of each other’s sight.If you mistreat my daughters or if you marry other wives, God will see it even if no one else does. He is a witness to this covenant between us.“ See this pile of stones,” Laban continued,“ and see this monument I have set between us.They stand between us as witnesses of our vows. I will never pass this pile of stones to harm you, and you must never pass these stones or this monument to harm me.I call on the God of our ancestors— the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of my grandfather Nahor— to serve as a judge between us.” So Jacob took an oath before the fearsome God of his father, Isaac, to respect the boundary line.

Swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women.

What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.

Solomon son of David took firm control of his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him very powerful.

You will be called priests of the Lord, ministers of our God. You will feed on the treasures of the nations and boast in their riches.

Then you will have fulfilled your obligation. But if you go to my relatives and they refuse to let her go with you, you will be free from my oath.’

Their descendants will be recognized and honored among the nations. Everyone will realize that they are a people the Lord has blessed.”

The descendants of your tormentors will come and bow before you. Those who despised you will kiss your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, and Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

The Lord told Joshua,“ Today I will begin to make you a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites. They will know that I am with you, just as I was with Moses.

From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property, the Lord began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished.

Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,“ I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”

As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring,“ God is truly here among you.”

Then he named the place Beersheba( which means“ well of the oath”), because that was where they had sworn the oath.After making their covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned home to the land of the Philistines.