⸀ἄνθρωποι γὰρ κατὰ τοῦ μείζονος ὀμνύουσιν, καὶ πάσης αὐτοῖς ἀντιλογίας πέρας εἰς βεβαίωσιν ὁ ὅρκος·

ranthropoi gar kata tou meizonos omnuousin, kai pases autois antilogias peras eis bebaiosin o orkos*

homines enim per maiorem sui iurant et omnis controversiae eorum finis ad confirmationem est iuramentum

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath of confirmation is to them an end to all strife.

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

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

For among men, they swear by that which is greater than they, and concerning every dispute which they have had among them, a sure end of it has come by an oath.

For among men, they swear by that which is greater than they, and concerning every dispute which they have had among them, a sure end of it has come by an oath.

For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

For men indeed swear by a greater, and with them the oath is a term to all dispute, as making matters sure.

For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy.

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

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

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

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

When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments.

When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments.

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

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

For people swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument.

For people swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradiction.

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

For men swear by what is greater than themselves; and with them an oath in confirmation of a statement always puts an end to a dispute.

For men swear by what is greater than themselves; and with them an oath in confirmation of a statement always puts an end to a dispute.

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

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

When someone makes a strong promise, he uses the authority of a person who is greater than himself. This shows that he will certainly obey his promise. Then nobody can argue about it.

for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation [is] the oath,

When men make a promise, they use a name greater than themselves. They do this to make sure they will do what they promise. In this way, no one argues about it.

For man indeed swears by Him Who is greater. And an oath of confirmation is an end of all strife among them.

When swearing an oath to confirm what they are saying, humans swear by someone greater than themselves and so bring their arguments to an end.

When a man takes an oath, he is calling upon someone greater than himself to force him to do what he has promised or to punish him if he later refuses to do it; the oath ends all argument about it.

Human beings swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath given as confirmation puts an end to all argument.

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

For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all controversy.

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

Men indeed swear by a greater [than themselves], and with them in all disputes the oath taken for confirmation is final [ending strife].

People always use the name of someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath proves that what they say is true, and this ends all arguing.

When God made his promise to Abraham, he backed it all the way, putting his own reputation on the line. He said, “I promise that I’ll bless you with everything I have—bless and bless and bless!” Abraham stuck it out and got everything that had been promised to him. When people make promises, they guarantee them by appeal to some authority above them so that if there is any question that they’ll make good on the promise, the authority will back them up. When God wanted to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee—God can’t break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable. We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek.

To be sure, people swear by someone who is greater, and the oath serves as a confirmation for them that ends all disputes.

For people swear by · someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts to an end all dispute.

Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute.

Men will swear by one who is greater than themselves, and an oath to confirm the thing is among them an end of all strife.

When we make a vow, we use the name of someone greater than ourselves, and the vow settles all arguments.

For men swear by a greater than themselves, and the end of all their plea [and the end of all their controversy, or debate,] is an oath to confirmation.

People regularly swear by someone greater than themselves, and in all their disputes the oath confirms the matter and brings it to closure.

When anyone wants to settle an argument, they make a vow by using the name of someone or something greater than themselves.

Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

Among men it is customary to swear by something greater than themselves. And if a statement is confirmed by an oath, that is the end of all quibbling. So in this matter, God, wishing to show beyond doubt that his plan was unchangeable, confirmed it with an oath. So that by two utterly immutable things, the word of God and the oath of God, who cannot lie, we who are refugees from this dying world might have a source of strength, and might grasp the hope that he holds out to us. This hope we hold as the utterly reliable anchor for our souls, fixed in the very certainty of God himself in Heaven, where Jesus has already entered on our behalf, having become, as we have seen, “High Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek”.

Humans, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute among them.

Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute.

People pledge by something greater than themselves. A solemn pledge guarantees what they say and shuts down any argument.

Indeed men swear [an oath] by one greater than themselves, and with them [in all disputes] the oath serves as confirmation [of what has been said] and is an end of the dispute.

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

Human beings swear by someone greater than themselves; for them an oath serves as a guarantee and puts an end to all argument.

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

[L For] People always ·use the name of [L swear by] someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath ·proves [is confirmation] that what they say is true, and this ·ends all arguing [or settles the dispute; C an oath by a higher authority is taken as a legal guarantee].

For people swear by someone greater; and the oath, as confirmation, is an end to all their disputing.

Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.

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

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

Now people swear oaths by someone greater than themselves, and confirmation by an oath puts an end to all dispute.

When men make a promise, they ask someone to hear it who is greater than they are. When someone great has heard a promise, it stops any quarrel about it.

Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute.

For Bnei Adam make a shevu’ah by someone greater than themselves, and a shevu’ah given as confirmation, settles every matter decisively.

When people take oaths, they base their oaths on someone greater than themselves. Their oaths guarantee what they say and end all arguments.

For men indeed swear by a greater authority than themselves, and for them an oath of confirmation ends all dispute.

People always use the name of someone greater than themselves to make a promise with an oath. The oath proves that what they say is true, and there is no more arguing about it.

People always use the name of someone greater than themselves when they swear. The oath proves that what they say is true. And this ends all arguing about what they say.

For people swear by what is greater than themselves, and the oath for confirmation is the end of all dispute for them.

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

For people swear by the greater one. And for them the oath for confirmation is the end of every dispute,