Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblesaying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, Young's Literal Translation and saith, ‘By Myself I have sworn—the affirmation of Jehovah—that because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one— King James Bible And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son]: Hebrew saying,וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “By Myself בִּ֥י (bî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew I have sworn, נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי (niš·ba‘·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel that כִּ֗י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction because יַ֚עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause you have done עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ (‘ā·śî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make this הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that and have not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no withheld חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ (ḥā·śaḵ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2820: To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe your only יְחִידֶֽךָ׃ (yə·ḥî·ḏe·ḵā) Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3173: United, sole, beloved, lonely, the life son, בִּנְךָ֥ (bin·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son |