Gen 22:16-18 | NASB1995 | STEP | and said , “ By Myself I have sworn , declares the Lord , because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son , your only son,

Genesis 22:16-18

16 and said, ^a“By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly ^bmultiply your ^{▼▼ Or descendants}seed as the stars of the heavens and as ^dthe sand which is on the seashore; and ^eyour ^{▼▼ Or descendants}seed shall possess the gate of ^{▼▼ Lit his}their enemies. 18 ^h“In your ^{▼▼ Or descendants}seed all the nations of the earth shall ^{▼▼ Or bless themselves}be blessed, because you have ^kobeyed My voice.”