שָׁבַע
shaba
H7650 · Hebrew / Aramaic
(989a); of unc. or.; to swear, take an oath:--
LSB renderings
call us to solemnly swear(1), call you to solemnly swear(3), had them swear(1), made a covenant(1), made them swear(1), make you swear(2), put the people under a sworn oath(1), solemn(1), solemnly swear(1), strictly put the people under a sworn oath(1), swear(45), swearer(1), swearing(1), swears(7), swear the oath(1), swore(75), sworn(41).
Occurs in 53 versesrendered “swear” · Show all renderings
- Gen 21:23so now, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but according to the lovingkindness that I have shown you, you shall show me and the land in which you have sojourned.”
- Gen 21:24And Abraham said, “I swear it.”
- Gen 24:3and I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,
- Gen 24:37“And my master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live;
- Gen 25:33And Jacob said, “First swear to me”; so he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.
- Gen 47:31Then he said, “Swear to me.” So he swore to him. Then Israel bowed in worship at the head of the bed.
- Gen 50:5‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am about to die; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me.” So now, please let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.’”
- Gen 50:6And Pharaoh said, “Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear.”
- Gen 50:25Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here.”
- Ex 13:19And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God will surely take care of you, and you shall bring up my bones from here with you.”
- Lev 19:12‘And you shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am Yahweh.
- Num 5:19‘Then the priest shall have her swear an oath and shall say to the woman, “If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone astray into defilement, being under the authority of your husband, be free from this water of bitterness that brings curses;
- Num 5:21(then the priest shall have the woman swear with the oath of the curse, and the priest shall say to the woman), “Yahweh make you a curse and an oath among your people by Yahweh making your thigh fall away and your abdomen swell;
- Deut 6:13“Yahweh your God you shall fear; and Him you shall serve; and by His name you shall swear.
- Deut 10:20“Yahweh your God you shall fear; Him you shall serve, and to Him you shall cling, and by His name you shall swear.
- Josh 2:12“So now, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I have shown lovingkindness to you, that you also will show lovingkindness to my father’s household and give me a pledge of truth,
- Josh 2:17And the men said to her, “We shall be free from this oath to you which you have made us swear,
- Josh 2:20“But if you tell this business of ours, then we shall be free from the oath which you have made us swear.”
- Josh 6:26Then Joshua made them swear an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before Yahweh is the man who rises up and builds this city Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates.”
- Josh 23:7so that you will not go along with these nations, these which remain among you, and you will not mention the name of their gods, and you will not make anyone swear by them, and you will not serve them, and you will not bow down to them.
- Judg 15:12And they said to him, “We have come down to bind you so that we may give you into the hand of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you yourselves will not kill me.”
- 1 Sam 20:17And Jonathan made David swear again because of his love for him, because he loved him as he loved his own soul.
- 1 Sam 24:21“So now swear to me by Yahweh that you will not cut off my seed after me and that you will not destroy my name from my father’s household.”
- 1 Sam 30:15Then David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this band?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not put me to death or surrender me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this band.”
- 2 Sam 19:7“So now, arise, go out and speak to the heart of your servants, for I swear by Yahweh, if you do not go out, surely not a man will pass the night with you, and this will be of greater evil for you than all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.”
- 1 Kgs 1:51Then it was told to Solomon, saying, “Behold, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, and behold, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’”
- 1 Kgs 2:42So the king sent and called for Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by Yahweh and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘You will know for certain that on the day you go out and go anywhere, you shall surely die’? And you said to me, ‘The word which I have heard is good.’
- 1 Kgs 18:10“As Yahweh your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my master has not sent to search for you; and if they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made the kingdom or nation swear that they could not find you.
- 1 Kgs 22:16Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”
- 2 Kgs 11:4Now in the seventh year Jehoiada sent for and took the commanders of hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him in the house of Yahweh. Then he cut a covenant with them and had them swear in the house of Yahweh, and showed them the king’s son.
- 2 Chr 18:15Then the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”
- 2 Chr 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- Ezra 10:5Then Ezra arose and made the leading priests, the Levites and all Israel, swear an oath that they would do according to this word; so they swore an oath.
- Neh 5:12Then they said, “We will give it back and will require nothing from them; we will do exactly as you are saying.” So I called the priests and made them swear that they would do according to this word.
- Neh 13:25So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take up their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
- Psalm 102:8My enemies have reproached me all day long;Those who ridicule me swear against me.
- Song 2:7“I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,That you do not arouse or awaken my loveUntil she pleases.”
- Song 3:5“I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field,That you do not arouse or awaken my loveUntil she pleases.”
- Song 5:8“I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,If you find my beloved,What will you tell him?Tell him that I am sick with love.”
- Song 5:9“What is your beloved that he is more than any other beloved,O most beautiful among women?What is your beloved that he is more than any other beloved,That thus you call us to solemnly swear?”
- Song 8:4“I call you to solemnly swear, O daughters of Jerusalem,Why should you arouse or awaken my loveUntil she pleases?”
- Isa 45:23“I have sworn by Myself,The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousnessAnd will not turn back,That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.
- Isa 48:1“Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name IsraelAnd who came forth from the loins of Judah,Who swear by the name of YahwehAnd bring to remembrance the God of Israel,But not in truth or in righteousness.
- Isa 65:16Because he who is blessed in the earthWill be blessed by the God of truth,And he who swears in the earthWill swear by the God of truth;Because the former distresses are forgotten,And because they are hidden from My sight!
- Jer 4:2And you will swear, ‘As Yahweh lives,’In truth, in justice, and in righteousness;Then the nations will be blessed in Him,And in Him they will boast.”
- Jer 5:2“And if they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’Then they swear to a lie.”
- Jer 7:9“Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear while lying, and burn incense to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known,
- Jer 12:16“Then if they will really learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ even as they taught My people to swear by Baal, they will be built up in the midst of My people.
- Jer 22:5“But if you will not obey these words, I swear by Myself,” declares Yahweh, “that this house will become a waste place.”’”
- Hos 4:15Though you, Israel, play the harlot,Do not let Judah become guilty;Also do not go to GilgalNor go up to Beth-avenAnd swear the oath:“As Yahweh lives!”
- Amos 8:14“As for those who swear by the guilt of Samaria,Who say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’They will fall and not rise again.”
- Zeph 1:5And those who worship on the housetops the host of heaven,And those who worship and swear to Yahweh and yet swear by Milcom,
- Mal 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the sojourner and do not fear Me,” says Yahweh of hosts.
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