Parallel Verses

World English Bible

because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, 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.

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.

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.

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 I will multiply your seed as the stars of the sky, and will give to your seed all these lands. In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, 5 because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my requirements, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws." 6 Isaac lived in Gerar.

Cross References

Genesis 22:16

and said, "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

Genesis 22:18

In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice."

Genesis 12:4

So Abram went, as Yahweh had spoken to him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Genesis 17:23

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

Genesis 18:19

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."

Psalm 112:1-2

Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments.

Psalm 128:1-6

Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways.

Matthew 5:19

Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 7:24

"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

Hebrews 11:8

By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.

James 2:21

Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

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