Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

American Standard Version (ASV)

For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself,

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,

World English Bible (WEB)

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,