Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

New American Standard Bible

because Abraham obeyed Me and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes and My laws.”

King James Version

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Holman Bible

because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My mandate, My commands, My statutes, and My instructions.”

International Standard Version

I'm going to do this because Abraham did what I told him to do. He kept my instructions, commands, statutes, and laws."

A Conservative Version

because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my order, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

American Standard Version

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Amplified

because Abraham listened to and obeyed My voice and [consistently] kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

Bible in Basic English

Because Abraham gave ear to my voice and kept my words, my rules, my orders, and my laws.

Julia Smith Translation

Because that Abraham listened to my voice, and he will watch my watches, my commands, my statutes, and my precepts.

King James 2000

Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Lexham Expanded Bible

because Abraham listened to my voice and kept my charge: my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

Modern King James verseion

because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My Laws.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

because that Abraham hearkened unto my voice and kept mine ordinances, commandments, statutes and laws."

NET Bible

All this will come to pass because Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

New Heart English Bible

because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

The Emphasized Bible

Because that Abraham hearkened unto my voice, - and so kept my charge, my commandments my statutes and my laws.

Webster

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

World English Bible

because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."

Youngs Literal Translation

because that Abraham hath hearkened to My voice, and keepeth My charge, My commands, My statutes, and My laws.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עקב 
`eqeb 
because, reward, end, because , by, for, if
Usage: 15

H85
אברהם 
'Abraham 
Usage: 175

my voice
קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

and kept
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

my charge
משׁמרת 
Mishmereth 
Usage: 78

מצוה 
Mitsvah 
Usage: 181

חקּה 
Chuqqah 
Usage: 104

References

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Context Readings

Isaac And Abimelech

4 And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and unto thy seed will I give all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves -- 5 because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. 6 And Isaac dwelt at Gerar.


Cross References

Genesis 22:16

and said, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

Genesis 22:18

and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice.

Genesis 12:4

And Abram departed as Jehovah had said to him. And Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Genesis 17:23

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money every male among the people of Abraham's house and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that same day, as God had said to him.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, in order that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he hath spoken of him.

Psalm 112:1-2

Hallelujah! Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

Psalm 128:1-6

{A Song of degrees.} Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways.

Matthew 5:19

Whosoever then shall do away with one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whosoever shall practise and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.

Matthew 7:24

Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any force, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

Hebrews 11:8

By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out, not knowing where he was going.

James 2:21

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

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