24 occurrences

'Oath' in the Bible

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,

Now, then, give me your oath, in the name of God, that you will not be false to me or to my sons after me, but that as I have been good to you, so you will be to me and to this land where you have been living.

Saying, I have taken an oath by my name, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept back from me your dearly loved only son,

And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.

And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.

And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.

And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath.

And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob.

Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;

And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.

Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,

I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

And Judah said to him, The man said to us with an oath, You are not to come before me again without your brother.

And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;

And he said, Take an oath to me; and he took an oath to him: and Israel gave worship on the bed's head.

My father made me take an oath, saying, When I am dead, put me to rest in the place I have made ready for myself in the land of Canaan. So now let me go and put my father in his last resting-place, and I will come back again.

And Pharaoh said, Go up and put your father to rest, as you gave your oath to him.

Then Joseph said to his brothers, The time of my death has come; but God will keep you in mind and take you out of this land into the land which he gave by his oath to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.

Then Joseph made the children of Israel take an oath, saying, God will certainly give effect to his word, and you are to take my bones away from here.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
איל 
'ayil 
Usage: 100

אלה 
'alah 
Usage: 35

אלה 
'elah 
Usage: 13

אלּה 
'allah 
oak
Usage: 1

אלּון 
'allown 
oak
Usage: 8

משּׁוט משׁוט 
Mashowt 
oar
Usage: 3

שׁבוּעה 
Sh@buw`ah 
Usage: 30

שׁבע 
 
Usage: 186

שׁיט 
Shayit 
Usage: 1

ἀναθεματίζω 
Anathematizo 
Usage: 4

ὅρκος 
Horkos 
Usage: 9

ὁρκωμοσία 
Horkomosia 
Usage: 4

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