Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Darby Translation

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

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 will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries. And through thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, 5 because that Abraham hearkened unto my voice and kept mine ordinances, commandments, statutes and laws." 6 And Isaac dwelled in Gerar.

Cross References

Genesis 22:16

saying, "By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, because thou hast done this thing and hast not spared thy only son,

Genesis 22:18

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice."

Genesis 12:4

And Abram went as the LORD bade him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy five years old, when he went out of Haran.

Genesis 17:23

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all the servants born in his house, and all that was bought with money; as many as were men children among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the foreskin of their flesh, even the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do after right and conscience, that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that he hath promised him."

Psalm 112:1-2

{Praise the Everlasting} Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, and hath great delight in his commandments.

Psalm 128:1-6

{A song of the stairs} Blessed are all they that fear the LORD, and walk in his ways.

Matthew 5:19

Whosoever breaketh one of these least commandments, and teacheth men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But whosoever observeth, and teacheth the same, shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:24

"Whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth the same, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house on a rock:

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Galatians 5:6

For in Jesus Christ, neither is circumcision anything worth, neither yet uncircumcision: but faith, which by love is mighty in operation.

Hebrews 11:8

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out into a place which he should afterward receive to inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whither he should go.

James 2:21

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

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