Passage
Genesis 22.18
Book: Genesis · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"16. and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, 17. that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;"
"18. and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice."
"19. So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. 20. And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor:" (Genesis 22:16-20, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"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, 17. that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies."
"18. All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.”"
"19. So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba. 20. After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:" (Genesis 22:16-20, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"16. And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 17. That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; shore: Heb. lip"
"18. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice."
"19. So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. 20. And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;" (Genesis 22:16-20, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"16. and saith, 'By Myself I have sworn, the affirmation of Jehovah, that because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, 17. that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which [is] on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;"
"18. and blessed themselves in thy seed have all nations of the earth, because that thou hast hearkened to My voice.'"
"19. And Abraham turneth back unto his young men, and they rise and go together unto Beer-Sheba; and Abraham dwelleth in Beer-Sheba. 20. And it cometh to pass after these things that it is declared to Abraham, saying, 'Lo, Milcah hath borne, even she, sons to Nahor thy brother:" (Genesis 22:16-20, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: Moses (traditional authorship) / narrator
- Audience: Israelite congregation post-Exodus
- Location: various ANE settings (Eden → Mesopotamia → Canaan → Egypt)
- Time period: events c. creation-c. 1800 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC
Theological reading
Key words
No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)
Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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