New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 22:11-22

11Butthe angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to him from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85!”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009I am.”

12He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do not stretchתִּשְׁלַ֤חtish.LachH7971out your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and doתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213nothingמְא֑וּמָּהme.'U.mahH408 H3972to him; for nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that youfearH3372Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,since you have not withheldחָשַׂ֛כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820your sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,your onlyיְחִידְךָ֖ye.chi.de.KhaH3173son, from Me.”

13Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and lookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,behindאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310hima ramאַ֔יִל'A.yilH352caughtנֶאֱחַ֥זne.'e.ChazH270in the thicketבַּסְּבַ֖ךְba.se.VakhH5442by his hornsבְּקַרְנָ֑יוbe.kar.NavH7161;and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352and offeredוַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927him up for a burntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930in the placeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

14Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725The Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Will Provideיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200,as it is saidיֵאָמֵ֣רye.'a.MerH559to this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, “In the mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068it willbe providedיֵרָאֶֽה׃ye.ra.'EhH7200.”

15Then the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85a secondשֵׁנִ֖יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145from heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

16and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “By Myself I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֗י יַ֚עַןKi Ya.'anH3588 H3282you have doneעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697and have not withheldחָשַׂ֖כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820your sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,your onlyיְחִידֶֽךָ׃ye.chi.De.khaH3173son,

17indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will greatlyבָרֵ֣ךְva.RekhH1288blessאֲבָרֶכְךָ֗'a.va.rekh.KhaH1288you, and I will greatlyוְהַרְבָּ֨הve.har.BahH7235multiplyאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH7235yourseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and asthe sandוְכַח֕וֹלve.kha.CholH2344whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is on the seashoreשְׂפַ֣ת הַיָּ֑םse.Fat hai.YamH3220 H8193; and yourseedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233shall possessוְיִרַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179oftheir enemiesH340.

18In yourseedבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the nationsגּוֹיֵ֣יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbe blessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288,becauseעֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר'E.kev 'a.SherH6118 H834you haveobeyedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085My voiceבְּקֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.”

19So Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to his youngH5288menH5288,and they aroseוַיָּקֻ֛מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980togetherH3164to BeershebaH884;and Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85livedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at BeershebaH884.

20Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,Milcahמִלְכָּ֥הmil.KahH4435alsoגַם־gam-H1571has borneיָלְדָ֨הyale.DahH3205childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121to your brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Nahorלְנָח֥וֹרle.na.ChorH5152:

21Uzע֥וּץ'utzH5780his firstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060and Buzבּ֣וּזbuzH938his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251and Kemuelקְמוּאֵ֖לke.mu.'ElH7055the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Aramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758

22and Chesedכֶּ֣שֶׂדKe.sedH3777and Hazoחֲז֔וֹcha.ZoH2375and Pildashפִּלְדָּ֖שׁpil.DashH6394and Jidlaphיִדְלָ֑ףyid.LafH3044and Bethuelבְּתוּאֵֽל׃be.tu.'ElH1328.”

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