For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，并且以起誓为实据，了结各样的争论。

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，并且以起誓作保证，了结各样的争论。

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，并且以起誓作保证，了结各样的争论。

人总是指着比自己更大的起誓，并用誓言作保证，了结各样的争论。

因为人起誓都是指着比自己大的起誓。这誓言就了结了他们中间的一切纠纷，作为保证。

人本来指着比自己更大的起誓；对他们，所起的誓就是了结一切争执的确据；

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，並且以起誓為實據，了結各樣的爭論。

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，並且以起誓作保證，了結各樣的爭論。

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，並且以起誓作保證，了結各樣的爭論。

人總是指著比自己更大的起誓，並用誓言作保證，了結各樣的爭論。

因為人起誓都是指著比自己大的起誓。這誓言就了結了他們中間的一切糾紛，作為保證。

人都是指着比自己大的來起誓；起誓對於他們就了結了一切的爭辯，可做確定的保證。

人本來指著比自己更大的起誓；對他們，所起的誓就是了結一切爭執的確據；

蓋人必指大於己者而誓、凡有爭辯、則誓以定之、

凡人之誓、必指大於己者、誓所以堅其信、而違言息矣、

凡人立誓、必指大於己者而誓、既立誓、則事定、而爭辯皆息、

夫人之立誓、必憑大於己者、所以昭慎重而杜爭議也。

People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

People promise things by someone greater than themselves. Giving your word makes a promise certain. It puts an end to all arguing.

For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

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.

For people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

For people swear an oath by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute.

For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

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

For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

then there will be an oath to the LORD between the two of them, that he has not laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods, and its owner will accept this, and he will not have to pay.

“‘ As surely as I live, declares the sovereign LORD, surely in the city of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke– in the middle of Babylon he will die!Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people.He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note– he gave his promise and did all these things– he will not escape!“‘ Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will certainly repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant!I will throw my net over him and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylon and judge him there because of the unfaithfulness he committed against me.

Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

But Abram replied to the king of Sodom,“ I raise my hand to the LORD, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow

Now swear to me right here in God’s name that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. Show me, and the land where you are staying, the same loyalty that I have shown you.”

May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.

He replied,“ You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.”That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it.And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community sealed it with an oath.Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby.So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities– Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim.The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the LORD God of Israel. The whole community criticized the leaders,but all the leaders told the whole community,“ We swore an oath to them in the name of the LORD God of Israel. So now we can’t hurt them!We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.”

So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke with them.( Now the Gibeonites were not descendants of Israel; they were a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had made a promise to them, but Saul tried to kill them because of his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)