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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כי אשא אל שמים ידי ואמרתי חי אנכי לעלם
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ky ASHA Al SHmym ydy vAmrty KHy Anky l`lm

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
levabo ad caelum manum meam et dicam vivo ego in aeternum

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, As I live forever.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
Authorized (King James) Version   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
New King James Version   
For I raise My hand to heaven, And say, “As I live forever,
21st Century King James Version   
For I lift up My hand to heaven and say: I live for ever.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever,
Darby Bible Translation   
For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever!
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
I will lift up my hand to heaven, and I will say: I live for ever.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live for ever,
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, As I live forever,
God's Word   
I raise my hand toward heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever,
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
I raise My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,
International Standard Version   
"I solemnly swear to heaven— I say 'As certainly as I'm alive and living forever,
NET Bible   
For I raise up my hand to heaven, and say, 'As surely as I live forever,
New American Standard Bible   
'Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever,
New International Version   
I lift my hand to heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever,
New Living Translation   
Now I raise my hand to heaven and declare, "As surely as I live,
Webster's Bible Translation   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
The World English Bible   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, And say, As I live forever,
EasyEnglish Bible   
I lift up my hand to heaven and I make this strong promise: “I promise you this, as surely as I live for ever:
Young‘s Literal Translation   
For I lift up unto the heavens My hand, And have said, I live -- to the age!
New Life Version   
For I lift up My hand to heaven, and promise that, as I live forever,
The Voice Bible   
I’m lifting up My hand toward the sky to take an oath, and I swear, “As I live forever,
Living Bible   
I raise my hand to heaven And vow by my existence, That I will whet the lightning of my sword! And hurl my punishments upon my enemies!
New Catholic Bible   
I lift my hand up to the heavens, and I swear, as I live forever,
Legacy Standard Bible   
Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
When I shall lift up my hand to the heavens and shall say, I live for ever,
Christian Standard Bible   
I raise my hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
For I lift up My hand to heaven and swear, As I live forever,
New Century Version   
I raise my hand toward heaven and make this promise: As surely as I live forever,
The Message   
“Do you see it now? Do you see that I’m the one? Do you see that there’s no other god beside me? I bring death and I give life, I wound and I heal— there is no getting away from or around me! I raise my hand in solemn oath; I say, ‘I’m always around. By that very life I promise: When I sharpen my lightning sword and execute judgment, I take vengeance on my enemies and pay back those who hate me. I’ll make my arrows drunk with blood, my sword will gorge itself on flesh, Feasting on slain and captive alike, the proud and vain enemy corpses.’”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and I swear: “As I live forever,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and swear: As I live forever,
Good News Translation®   
As surely as I am the living God, I raise my hand and I vow
Wycliffe Bible   
And I shall raise up mine hand to heaven, and I shall say, I live without end. (And I shall raise up my hand to heaven, and I shall say, As surely as I live forever,)
Contemporary English Version   
“I make this solemn promise: Just as I live forever,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and swear, As I live for ever,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, As I live forever,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and swear: As I live for ever,
Common English Bible © 2011   
But now I’m lifting my hand to heaven— I swear by my own eternity:
Amplified Bible © 2015   
‘Indeed, I lift up My hand to heaven, And say (swear an oath), as I live forever,
English Standard Version Anglicised   
For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, As I live for ever,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
For I raise my hand to the heavens and will say: As surely as I live forever,
New American Standard Bible   
Indeed, I raise My hand to heaven, And say, as I live forever,
The Expanded Bible   
I raise my hand toward heaven [C to make a promise]: As surely as I live forever,
Tree of Life Version   
“Yes, I lift My hand up to heaven and say, ‘As I Myself live forever,
Revised Standard Version   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and swear, As I live for ever,
New International Reader's Version   
I raise my hand to heaven. Here is the promise I make. You can be sure that I live forever.
BRG Bible   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.
Complete Jewish Bible   
(vi) “‘For I lift up my hand to heaven and swear, “As surely as I am alive forever,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and swear: As I live for ever,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
For I lift up My hand to Shomayim, and say, Chai Anochi L’Olam (I live forever).
Names of God Bible   
I raise my hand toward heaven and solemnly swear: As surely as I live forever,
Modern English Version   
For I lift up My hand to heaven, and say: As I live forever,
Easy-to-Read Version   
I raise my hand toward heaven and make this promise. As surely as I live forever, these things will happen!
International Children’s Bible   
I raise my hand toward heaven and make this promise: As surely as I live forever,
Lexham English Bible   
For indeed I lift up my hand to heaven, And I promise as I live forever,
New International Version - UK   
I lift my hand to heaven and solemnly swear: as surely as I live for ever,