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

Forª when Godª made promiseª° to Abraham,ª becauseª he couldª° swearª° byª noª greater,ª he swareª° byª himself,ª

Forª when Godª made promiseª° to Abraham,ª becauseª hee couldª° sweareª° byª noª greater,ª he swareª° byª himselfe,ª

For when to Abraham Aloha gave promise, because there was no one greater than himself to swear by, he sware by his own Self,

For when God made the promise to Abraham, because there was none greater than himself by whom he could swear, he swore by himself;

Τῷ γὰρ Ἀβραὰμ ἐπαγγειλάμενος ὁ θεός, ἐπεὶ κατ' οὐδενὸς εἶχεν μείζονος ὀμόσαι, ὤμοσεν καθ' ἑαυτοῦ,

Unto-the-one therefore unto-an-Abraam having-messaged-upon, the-one a-Deity, upon-if down of-not-moreover-one it-was-holding of-more-great to-have-oathed, it-oathed down of-self,