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Genesis 22:1-9

1וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Some time laterאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה'a.Char ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH310 H428 H1697Godוְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםve.Ha.'E.lo.HimH430testedנִסָּ֖הni.SahH5254אֶת־'et-H853Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85!” “Here I amהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009,”he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

2“Takeקַח־ נָ֠אkach- na'H3947 H4994אֶת־'et-H853your sonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121אֶת־'et-H853,” Godsaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “your onlyיְחִֽידְךָ֤ye.chi.de.KhaH3173son Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you loveאָהַ֙בְתָּ֙'a.Hav.taH157אֶת־'et-H853,and goוְלֶךְ־ve.lekh-H1980toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of Moriahהַמֹּרִיָּ֑הha.mo.ri.YahH4179.Offer himוְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּve.ha.'a.Le.huH5927thereשָׁם֙shamH8033as a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930onעַ֚ל'alH5921oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I will showאֹמַ֥ר'o.MarH559youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.”

3So Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925the next morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280אֶת־'et-H853his donkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853alongאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147of his servantsנְעָרָיו֙ne.'a.RavH5288and his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327.He splitוַיְבַקַּע֙vay.va.Ka'H1234the woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086for a burnt offeringעֹלָ֔ה'o.LahH5930and set out forוַיָּ֣קָם וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־vai.Ya.kom vai.Ye.lekh 'el-H6965 H1980 H413the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430had designatedאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559.

4On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֧ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֨א עֵינָ֛יוvai.yi.Sa' 'ei.NavH5375 H5869and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725in the distanceמֵרָחֹֽק׃me.ra.ChokH7350.

5“Stayשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427hereפֹּה֙pohH6311withעִֽם־'im-H5973the donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,”Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413his servantsנְעָרָ֗יוne.'a.RavH5288. “The boyוְהַנַּ֔עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288and Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589will goנֵלְכָ֖הne.le.KhahH1980overעַד־'ad-H5704thereכֹּ֑הKohH3541to worshipוְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הve.nish.ta.cha.VehH7812,and then we will returnוְנָשׁ֥וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to youאֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH413.”

6Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086for the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930and placedוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙vai.Ya.semH7760it onעַל־'al-H5921his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327.He himself carriedוַיִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָד֔וֹvai.yi.Kach be.ya.DoH3947 H3027אֶת־'et-H853the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the sacrificial knifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979,and the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them walked onוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7Then Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֤ם'av.ra.HamH85וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “My fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1!” “Here I amהִנֶּ֣נִּֽיhi.Ne.niH2009,my sonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “The fireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784and the woodוְהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםve.Ha.'e.TzimH6086are hereהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,”said Isaacוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “but whereוְאַיֵּ֥הve.'ai.YehH346is the lambהַשֶּׂ֖הha.SehH7716for the burnt offeringלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930?”

8Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֞ים'E.lo.HimH430Himselfwill provideיִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-H7200the lambהַשֶּׂ֛הha.SehH7716for the burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.”And the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147walked onוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

9When they arrivedוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935atאֶֽל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Godהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430had designatedאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559,Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033and arrangedוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186אֶת־'et-H853the woodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086.He boundוַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙vai.ya.'a.KodH6123אֶת־'et-H853his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327and placedוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853onעַל־'al-H5921the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,atopמִמַּ֖עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the woodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086.

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