en_tn_condensed/gen/22/16.md

# said—this is Yahweh's declaration

"spoke this message from Yahweh" or "declared these words of Yahweh." This is a formal way of saying that the words that follow come directly from Yahweh.

# by myself I have sworn

"I have promised and I am my witness." To swear means to use the name of something or someone as the basis or power on which the oath is made. There is nothing more powerful for Yahweh to swear by than himself.

# you have done this thing

"you obeyed me"

# have not withheld your son

"have not kept back your son" or "were willing to offer your son to me"
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# said—this is Yahweh's declaration`

			`"spoke this message from Yahweh" or "declared these words of Yahweh." This is a formal way of saying that the words that follow come directly from Yahweh.`

			`# by myself I have sworn`

			`"I have promised and I am my witness." To swear means to use the name of something or someone as the basis or power on which the oath is made. There is nothing more powerful for Yahweh to swear by than himself.`

			`# you have done this thing`

			`"you obeyed me"`

			`# have not withheld your son`

Deleting false identifications as double negative. 2018-10-04 21:58:15 +00:00			`"have not kept back your son" or "were willing to offer your son to me"`