Genesis 14:22
14:22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand 1 to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow 2
Genesis 28:17
28:17 He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!”
1 tn Abram takes an oath, raising his hand as a solemn gesture. The translation understands the perfect tense as having an instantaneous nuance: “Here and now I raise my hand.”
2 tn The words “and vow” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.