Genesis 22:16
וַ יֹּאמֶר בִּי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי נְאֻם יְהוָה כִּי יַעַן אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ אֶת הַ דָּבָר הַ זֶּה וְ לֹא חָשַׂכְתָּ אֶת בִּנְךָ אֶת יְחִידֶךָ
And he is saying, `In me I have sevened-myself, an oracle760 of Yahweh, for the purpose of which you have made אֶת-the Word of This one, and have not withheld אֶת-your builder, אֶת-your united-one,
| 760 | Strong’s #5002, neum, oracle, utterance. From na’am; an oracle -- (hath) said, saith. This is where “thus saith the Master” is derived from. It is specifically related to prophecies, sayings, and oracles. It is not the same word as amar, to say (#559) which you find in Genesis 1 and elsewhere, i.e. “And elohim is saying”. |