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Genesis 22:8-13

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.

10Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853reached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027and tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the knifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979to slaughterלִשְׁחֹ֖טlish.ChotH7819אֶת־'et-H853his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

11Just then the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068called outוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413fromמִן־min-H4480heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85!” “Here I amהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

12“Do notאַל־'al-H408layתִּשְׁלַ֤חtish.LachH7971a handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027onאֶל־'el-H413the boyהַנַּ֔עַר וְאַל־ha.Na.'ar ve.'al-H5288 H408or doתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213anythingמְא֑וּמָּהme.'U.mahH3972to him,”saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the angel, “forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859fearיְרֵ֤אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,since you have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withheldחָשַׂ֛כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820אֶת־'et-H853your onlyיְחִידְךָ֖ye.chi.de.KhaH3173sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121אֶת־'et-H853from meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480.”

13Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֨א עֵינָ֗יוvai.yi.Sa' 'ei.NavH5375 H5869and sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200וְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009behindאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310hima ramאַ֔יִל'A.yilH352in a thicketבַּסְּבַ֖ךְba.se.VakhH5442,caughtנֶאֱחַ֥זne.'e.ChazH270by its hornsבְּקַרְנָ֑יוbe.kar.NavH7161.Soאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85hewentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352and offeredוַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927it as a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930in place ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

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