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Genesis 22

1Anditcametopassafterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatGodוְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםve.Ha.'E.lo.HimH430did proveAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,andsaidH559untohim,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85;andhesaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009amH1961I.

2AndhesaidH559,Takeקַח־kach-H3947nowthysonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121, thineonlyיְחִֽידְךָ֤ye.chi.de.KhaH3173sonH1121,whomthou lovest,evenIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327,andgettheeintothelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoriahהַמֹּרִיָּ֑הha.mo.ri.YahH4179;andofferוְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּve.ha.'a.Le.huH5927himthereforaburnt-offeringupononeאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259ofthemountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022whichIwilltelltheeof.

3AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85roseH6965earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andsaddledH2280hisass,andtookH3947twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147ofhisyoungH5288menH5288withhim,andIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121;andheclavethewoodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086fortheburnt-offering,androseH6965up,andwentuntotheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725ofwhichGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadtoldhim.

4Onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֧ם'av.ra.HamH85liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֛יו'ei.NavH5869,andsawH7200theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725afarH7350off.

5AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559untohisyoungH5288menH5288,Abideyehereפֹּה֙pohH6311withtheass,andIandtheladH5288willgoH7725yonder;andwewillworship,andcomeagaintoyou.

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85tookH3947thewoodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086oftheburnt-offering,andlaidituponIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121;andhetookH3947inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784andtheknifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979;andtheywentbothofthemtogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327spake untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֤ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,andsaidH559,Myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1:andhesaidH559,HereH2009amI,mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121.AndhesaidH559,Behold,thefireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784andthewoodוְהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםve.Ha.'e.TzimH6086:butwhereוְאַיֵּ֥הve.'ai.YehH346isthelambH7716foraburnt-offering?

8AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֞ים'E.lo.HimH430willprovidehimselfthelambH7716foraburnt-offering,mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121:sotheywentbothofthemtogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

9AndtheycameH935totheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725whichGodהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadtoldhimof;andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85builtH1129thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196there,andlaidthewoodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086inorder,andboundIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,andlaidhimonthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,uponthewoodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086.

10AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,andtookH3947theknifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979toslayhissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

11Andtheangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahcalledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untohimoutofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andsaidH559,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85:andhesaidH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009amI.

12AndhesaidH559,Laynotthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027upontheladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,neitherdothouanythingמְא֑וּמָּהme.'U.mahH3972untohim;fornowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou fearestGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,seeingthou hastnotwithheldחָשַׂ֛כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121, thineonlyיְחִידְךָ֖ye.chi.de.KhaH3173sonH1121,fromme.

13AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andlookedH7200,and,behold,behindhimaramאַ֔יִל'A.yilH352caughtinthethicketבַּסְּבַ֖ךְba.se.VakhH5442byhishornsבְּקַרְנָ֑יוbe.kar.NavH7161:andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85wentH5927andtookH3947theramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352,andofferedוַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927himupforaburnt-offeringinthesteadofhissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

14AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Jehovah-jireh:asitissaidH559tothisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,InthemountofJehovahitshallbeprovided.

15Andtheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahcalledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85asecondשֵׁנִ֖יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145outofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

16andsaidH559,BymyselfhaveIswornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650, saithJehovah,becausethou hastdonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,andhastnotwithheldחָשַׂ֖כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121, thineonlyיְחִידֶֽךָ׃ye.chi.De.khaH3173sonH1121,

17thatinblessingבָרֵ֣ךְva.RekhH1288Iwillblessאֲבָרֶכְךָ֗'a.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee,andinmultiplyingH7235IwillmultiplyH7235thyseedH2233asthestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andasthesandוְכַח֕וֹלve.kha.CholH2344whichisuponthesea-shore;andthyseedH2233shallpossessH3423thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofhisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341;

18andinthyseedH2233shallallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֣יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beblessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;becausethou hastobeyedmyvoiceבְּקֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

19SoAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725untohisyoungH5288menH5288,andtheyroseH6965upandwentH7725togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162toBeer-sheba;andAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atBeer-sheba.

20Anditcametopassafterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatitwasH1961toldH5046Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,Milcahמִלְכָּ֥הmil.KahH4435,shealsoגַם־gam-H1571hathborneH3205childrenunto thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Nahorלְנָח֥וֹרle.na.ChorH5152:

21Uzע֥וּץ'utzH5780hisfirst-born,andBuzבּ֣וּזbuzH938hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,andKemuelקְמוּאֵ֖לke.mu.'ElH7055thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofAramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758,

22andChesed,andHazo,andPildash,andJidlaph,andBethuelבְּתוּאֵֽל׃be.tu.'ElH1328.

23AndBethuelוּבְתוּאֵ֖לu.ve.tu.'ElH1328begatRebekahרִבְקָ֑הriv.KahH7259:theseeightשְׁמֹנָ֥הshe.mo.NahH8083didMilcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435bearH3205toNahorלְנָח֖וֹרle.na.ChorH5152,Abraham’sbrotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

24Andhisconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370,whosenameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasReumah,shealsoגַּם־gam-H1571bareTebah,andGaham,andTahash,andMaacahמַעֲכָֽה׃ סma.'a.KhahH4601.

Commentaries on Genesis 22

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