Genesis 22
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Genesis 22

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The Offering of Isaac

1Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 afterH310 theseH428 thingsH1697, that 1GodH430 testedH5254 AbrahamH85, and saidH559 to him, “2AbrahamH85!” And he saidH559, “HereH2009 I am.” 2Then He saidH559, “TakeH3947 nowH4994 3your sonH1121, your onlyH3173 sonH3173, whomH834 you loveH157, IsaacH3327, and goH1980 to the landH776 of 4MoriahH4179, and offerH5927 him thereH8033 as a 5burntH5930 offeringH5930 on oneH259 of the mountainsH2022 of whichH834 I will tellH559 you.” 3So AbrahamH85 gotH7925 upH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 and saddledH2280 his donkeyH2543, and tookH3947 twoH8147 of his youngH5288 menH5288 with him and his sonH1121 IsaacH3327; and he splitH1234 woodH6086 for the burntH5930 offeringH5930, and setH6965 outH6965 and wentH1980 to the placeH4725 of whichH834 GodH430 had toldH559 him. 4On the thirdH7992 dayH3117 AbrahamH85 raisedH5375 his eyesH5869 and sawH7200 the placeH4725 from a distanceH7350. 5Then AbrahamH85 saidH559 to his youngH5288 menH5288, “StayH3427 hereH6311 with the donkeyH2543, and I and the boyH5288 will goH1980 overH5704H3541 thereH5704H3541; and we will worshipH2331 and returnH7725 to you.” 6And AbrahamH85 tookH3947 the woodH6086 for the burntH5930 offeringH5930 and 6laidH7760 it on his sonH1121 IsaacH3327, and he tookH3947 in his handH3027 the fireH784 and the knifeH3979. So the twoH8147 of them walkedH1980 on togetherH3164. 7IsaacH3327 spokeH559 to his fatherH1 AbrahamH85 and saidH559, “My fatherH1!” And he saidH559, “HereH2009 I am, my sonH1121.” And he saidH559, “LookH2009, the fireH784 and the woodH6086, but whereH346 is the 7lambH7716 for the burntH5930 offeringH5930?” 8AbrahamH85 saidH559, “GodH430 will 8provideH7200 for Himself the lambH7716 for the burntH5930 offeringH5930, my sonH1121.” So the twoH8147 of them walkedH1980 on togetherH3164.

9Then they cameH935 to 9the placeH4725 of whichH834 GodH430 had toldH559 him; and AbrahamH85 builtH1129 10the altarH4196 thereH8033 and arrangedH6186 the woodH6086, and boundH6123 his sonH1121 IsaacH3327 and 11laidH7760 him on the altarH4196, on topH4605 of the woodH6086. 10And AbrahamH85 reachedH7971 outH7971 with his handH3027 and tookH3947 the knifeH3979 to 12slaughterH7819 his sonH1121. 11But 13the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 calledH7121 to him from heavenH8064 and saidH559, “AbrahamH85, AbrahamH85!” And he saidH559, “HereH2009 I am.” 12He saidH559, “Do not reachH7971 outH7971 your handH3027 againstH413 the boyH5288, and do not doH6213 anythingH3972 to him; for nowH6258 14I knowH3045 that you 15fearH3372 GodH430, since you have not withheldH2820 16your sonH1121, your onlyH3173 sonH3173, from Me.” 13Then AbrahamH85 raisedH5375 his eyesH5869 and lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, behindH310 him was a ramH352 caughtH270 in the thicketH5442 by its hornsH7161; and AbrahamH85 wentH1980 and tookH3947 the ramH352 and offeredH5927 it upH5927 as a burntH5930 offeringH5930 inH8478 the placeH8478 ofH8478 his sonH1121. 14And AbrahamH85 namedH7121H8034 that placeH4725 17The LordH3068 Will ProvideH7200, as it is saidH559 to this dayH3117, “On the mountainH2022 of the LordH3068 18it will 19be providedH7200.”

15Then the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 calledH7121 to AbrahamH85 a secondH8145 timeH8145 from heavenH8064, 16and saidH559, “20By Myself I have swornH7650, declaresH5002 the LordH3068, becauseH3588H3282 you have doneH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697 and have not withheldH2820 your sonH1121, your onlyH3173 sonH3173, 17indeedH3588 I will greatlyH1288 blessH1288 you, and I will greatlyH7235 21multiplyH7235 your 22seedH2233 as the starsH3556 of the heavensH8064 and as 23the sandH2344, whichH834 is on the seashoreH3220H8193; and 24your 25seedH2233 shall possessH3423 the gateH8179 of 26their enemiesH340. 18And 27in your 28seedH2233 allH3605 the nationsH1471 of the earthH776 shall 29be blessedH1288, becauseH6118H834 you have 30obeyedH8085 My voiceH6963.” 1931So AbrahamH85 returnedH7725 to his youngH5288 menH5288, and they gotH6965 upH6965 and wentH1980 togetherH3164 to BeershebaH884; and AbrahamH85 livedH3427 in BeershebaH884.

20Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 afterH310 theseH428 thingsH1697, that AbrahamH85 was toldH5046, sayingH559, “BeholdH2009, 32MilcahH4435 33alsoH1571 has borneH3205 childrenH1121 to your brotherH251 NahorH5152: 21UzH5780 his firstbornH1060, BuzH938 his brotherH251, KemuelH7055 (the fatherH1 of AramH758), 22ChesedH3777, HazoH2375, PildashH6394, JidlaphH3044, and BethuelH1328”-- 23and it was BethuelH1328 who fatheredH3205 34RebekahH7259. TheseH428 eightH8083 MilcahH4435 boreH3205 to NahorH5152, Abraham’sH85 brotherH251. 24His concubineH6370, whose nameH8034 was ReumahH7208, 35alsoH1571 gaveH3205 birthH3205 to TebahH2875, GahamH1514, TahashH8477, and MaacahH4601.

Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 22:1 Deut 8:2, 16; Heb 11:17; James 1:12-14 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 22:1 Gen 22:11 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 22:2 Gen 22:12, 16; John 3:16; 1 John 4:9 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 22:2 2 Chr 3:1 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 22:2 Gen 8:20 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 22:6 John 19:17 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 22:7 Ex 29:38-42; John 1:29, 36; Rev 13:8 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 22:8 Lit see ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 22:9 Gen 22:2 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 22:9 Gen 12:7, 8; 13:18 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 22:9 Heb 11:17-19; James 2:21 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 22:10 I.e., following prescribed ritual ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 22:11 Gen 16:7-11; 21:17, 18 ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 22:12 James 2:21, 22 ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 22:12 Or revere; lit are a fearer of God ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 22:12 Gen 22:2, 16 ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 22:14 Heb YHWH-jireh; lit the Lord will see ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 22:14 Gen 22:8 ↩
  19. 19. Genesis 22:14 Lit be seen ↩
  20. 20. Genesis 22:16 Ps 105:9; Luke 1:73; Heb 6:13, 14 ↩
  21. 21. Genesis 22:17 Gen 15:5; 26:4; Jer 33:22; Heb 11:12 ↩
  22. 22. Genesis 22:17 Or descendants ↩
  23. 23. Genesis 22:17 Gen 32:12 ↩
  24. 24. Genesis 22:17 Gen 24:60 ↩
  25. 25. Genesis 22:17 Or descendants ↩
  26. 26. Genesis 22:17 Lit his ↩
  27. 27. Genesis 22:18 Gen 12:3; 18:18; Acts 3:25; Gal 3:8, 16 ↩
  28. 28. Genesis 22:18 Or descendants ↩
  29. 29. Genesis 22:18 Or bless themselves ↩
  30. 30. Genesis 22:18 Gen 18:19; 22:3, 10; 26:5 ↩
  31. 31. Genesis 22:19 Gen 22:5 ↩
  32. 32. Genesis 22:20 Gen 11:29 ↩
  33. 33. Genesis 22:20 Lit she also ↩
  34. 34. Genesis 22:23 Gen 24:15 ↩
  35. 35. Genesis 22:24 Lit she also ↩

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