King James Version

Genesis 22:11-18

11And the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto him out of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85:and he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I.

12And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Layתִּשְׁלַ֤חtish.LachH7971not thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027uponאֶל־'el-H413the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,neither do thouתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213any thingמְא֑וּמָּהme.'U.mahH3972unto him: for nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou fearestיְרֵ֤אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,seeing thou hast notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withheldחָשַׂ֛כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820thy sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,thine onlyיְחִידְךָ֖ye.chi.de.KhaH3173son from me.

13And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,and lookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200,and behold behindאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310hima ramאַ֔יִל'A.yilH352caughtנֶאֱחַ֥זne.'e.ChazH270in a thicketבַּסְּבַ֖ךְba.se.VakhH5442by his hornsבְּקַרְנָ֑יוbe.kar.NavH7161:and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85wentH3212and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352,and offered him upוַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930in the steadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

14And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Jehovah–jirehH3070:asאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834it is saidיֵאָמֵ֣רye.'a.MerH559tothis dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,In the mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of the LordH3068it shall be seenH7200.

15And the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85out of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064the second timeשֵׁנִ֖יתshe.NitH8145,

16And saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,By myself have I swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,for becauseיַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH834 H3282thou hast doneעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,and hast notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withheldחָשַׂ֖כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820thy sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,thine onlyיְחִידֶֽךָ׃ye.chi.De.khaH3173son:

17That in blessingבָרֵ֣ךְva.RekhH1288I will blessאֲבָרֶכְךָ֗'a.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, and in multiplyingוְהַרְבָּ֨הve.har.BahH7235I will multiplyאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH7235thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and as the sandוְכַח֕וֹלve.kha.CholH2344which isupon the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193;and thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233shall possessוְיִרַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of his enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341;

18And in thy seedבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233shall all the nationsגּוֹיֵ֣יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776be blessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;becauseעֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר'E.kev 'a.SherH6118 H834thou hast obeyedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085my voiceבְּקֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

Read all of Genesis 22

Commentaries on Genesis 22

King James Version — Public Domain except in the United Kingdom (Crown rights)