Everyday words
Swear
Start with Genesis 21:23, where the Bible uses the word swear in a real sentence: “Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 21:23
“Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.””
2. Genesis 24:3
“I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.”
3. Genesis 24:37
“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,”
4. Genesis 25:33
“Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.”
5. Genesis 47:31
“He said, “Swear to me,” and he swore to him. Israel bowed himself on the bed’s head.”
6. Genesis 50:5
“‘My father made me swear, saying, “Behold, I am dying. Bury me in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again.’””
7. Genesis 50:6
“Pharaoh said, “Go up, and bury your father, just like he made you swear.””
8. Exodus 13:19
“Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you.””
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Say it
Practice Genesis 21:23
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Now,therefore,sweartomeherebyGodthatyouwillnotdealfalselywithme,norwithmyson,norwithmyson’sson.ButaccordingtothethatIhavedonetoyou,youshalldotome,andtotheinwhichyouhaveasaforeigner.”