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Genesis 26:28
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26 Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath, one of his friends, aand Phichol the commander of his army.  
27 And Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, asince you hate me and have bsent me away from you?”  
28 But they said, “We have certainly seen that the Lord ais with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a1 covenant with you,  
29 that you will do us no harm, since we have not touched you, and since we have done nothing to you but good and have sent you away in peace. aYou are now the blessed of the Lord.’ ”  
30 aSo he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.  
31 Then they arose early in the morning and aswore an oath with one another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.  
32 It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”
33 So he called it1 Shebah. aTherefore the name of the city is2 Beersheba to this day.  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 26:28

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American Standard Version
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,

Amplified® Bible
They said, We saw that the Lord was certainly with you; so we said, Let there be now an oath between us [carrying a curse with it to befall the one who breaks it], even between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you

Contemporary English Version
They answered, "We now know for certain that the LORD is with you, and we have decided there needs to be a peace treaty between you and us. So let's make a solemn agreement

Darby English Version
And they said, We saw certainly that Jehovah is with thee; and we said, Let there be then an oath between us -- between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

Good News Bible
They answered, "Now we know that the LORD is with you, and we think that there should be a solemn agreement between us. We want you to promise

King James Version
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;

New American Standard Bible
They said, "We see plainly that the LORD has been with you; so we said, `Let there now be an oath between us, {even} between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,

New International Version
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

New King James Version
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,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They said, "We see plainly that the LORD has accompanied you; so we said, 'Let us make an oath between us, even between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,

Revised Standard Version
They said, "We see plainly that the LORD is with you; so we say, let there be an oath between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,

Young's Literal Translation
And they say, `We have certainly seen that Jehovah hath been with thee, and we say, `Let there be, we pray thee, an oath between us, between us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;


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