For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，并且以起誓为实据，了结各样的争论。

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，并且以起誓作保证，了结各样的争论。

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，并且以起誓作保证，了结各样的争论。

人总是指着比自己更大的起誓，并用誓言作保证，了结各样的争论。

因为人起誓都是指着比自己大的起誓。这誓言就了结了他们中间的一切纠纷，作为保证。

人本来指着比自己更大的起誓；对他们，所起的誓就是了结一切争执的确据；

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，並且以起誓為實據，了結各樣的爭論。

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，並且以起誓作保證，了結各樣的爭論。

人都是指着比自己大的起誓，並且以起誓作保證，了結各樣的爭論。

人總是指著比自己更大的起誓，並用誓言作保證，了結各樣的爭論。

因為人起誓都是指著比自己大的起誓。這誓言就了結了他們中間的一切糾紛，作為保證。

人都是指着比自己大的來起誓；起誓對於他們就了結了一切的爭辯，可做確定的保證。

人本來指著比自己更大的起誓；對他們，所起的誓就是了結一切爭執的確據；

蓋人必指大於己者而誓、凡有爭辯、則誓以定之、

凡人之誓、必指大於己者、誓所以堅其信、而違言息矣、

凡人立誓、必指大於己者而誓、既立誓、則事定、而爭辯皆息、

夫人之立誓、必憑大於己者、所以昭慎重而杜爭議也。

People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

People promise things by someone greater than themselves. Giving your word makes a promise certain. It puts an end to all arguing.

For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.

For people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

For people swear an oath by one greater than themselves, and with them an oath serving as confirmation is an end of every dispute.

For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation[ is] to them an end of all strife.

For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.

For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

then an oath of the Lord shall be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbor’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept that, and he shall not make it good.

‘ As I live,’ says the Lord God,‘ surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke— with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, when they heap up a siege mound and build a wall to cut off many persons.Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and in fact gave his hand and still did all these things, he shall not escape.’”Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:“ As I live, surely My oath which he despised, and My covenant which he broke, I will recompense on his own head.I will spread My net over him, and he shall be taken in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and try him there for the treason which he committed against Me.

For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

But Abram said to the king of Sodom,“ I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

Now therefore, swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt.”

The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their father judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

And he said,“ You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that they may be my witness that I have dug this well.”Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it.And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.

So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.And it happened at the end of three days, after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them.Then the children of Israel journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjath Jearim.But the children of Israel did not attack them, because the rulers of the congregation had sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the rulers.Then all the rulers said to all the congregation,“ We have sworn to them by the Lord God of Israel; now therefore, we may not touch them.This we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.”

So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; the children of Israel had sworn protection to them, but Saul had sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah.