Génesis 21:23

23 Júrame en nombre de Dios que nunca me engañarás ni a mí, ni a mis hijos, ni a ninguno de mis descendientes. Yo te he sido leal, así que ahora jura que tú me serás leal a mí y a esta nación donde vives como extranjero.

Génesis 21:23 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 21:23

Now therefore swear unto me here by God
By the true and living God, by whom only an oath is to be taken, who was Abraham's God, and whom Abimelech seems to have known and to have been a worshipper of; and therefore moves for an oath to be taken by him, which he knew would be sacred and binding to Abraham, could he prevail upon him to swear:

that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my
son's son;
perhaps he had heard that God had promised to give the whole land of Canaan to him and his posterity, and among the rest his kingdom, which was a part of it; and, seeing him grow great and powerful, he could not tell how soon it might be ere he was put in the possession of it, whether in his own time, or his son's, or his grandson's; and therefore desires Abraham that he would swear to do no hurt to them whenever it should be;

[but] according to the kindness I have done unto thee, thou shalt do
unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned;
that, as he had given him full liberty to sojourn in any part of his kingdom where he pleased, so, when the whole country should come into his possession, that he, or his son, or his grandson, in whatsoever time it should be, might quietly enjoy their own land, and all the inhabitants of it; at least that they might not be driven out of it, but sojourn in it as he had done.

Génesis 21:23 In-Context

21 se estableció en el desierto de Parán, y su madre arregló que se casara con una mujer de la tierra de Egipto.

22 Pacto de Abraham con Abimelec
En esos días, Abimelec fue con Ficol, el comandante de su ejército, a visitar a Abraham.
—Es obvio que Dios está contigo, ayudándote en todo lo que haces —dijo Abimelec—.

23 Júrame en nombre de Dios que nunca me engañarás ni a mí, ni a mis hijos, ni a ninguno de mis descendientes. Yo te he sido leal, así que ahora jura que tú me serás leal a mí y a esta nación donde vives como extranjero.

24 Abraham respondió:
—¡Sí, lo juro!

25 Entonces Abraham se quejó con Abimelec por un pozo que los siervos de Abimelec habían quitado por la fuerza a los siervos de Abraham.