New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 22:9-12

9Then they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935tothe placeהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725of whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Godהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430had toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him; and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033and arrangedוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186the woodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086,and boundוַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙vai.ya.'a.KodH6123his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327andlaidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760him on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,on topמִמַּ֖עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605of the woodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086.

10And Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85reachedH7971outH7971with his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027and tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947the knifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979toslaughterלִשְׁחֹ֖טlish.ChotH7819his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

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 reachH7971outH7971your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and do not doתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213anythingמְא֑וּמָּהme.'U.mahH3972to 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.KhaH3173sonH3173, from Me.”

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