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Genesis 22:3-5

3And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his donkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147of his young menנְעָרָיו֙ne.'a.RavH5288with him, and Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,and claveוַיְבַקַּע֙vay.va.Ka'H1234the woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086for the burnt offeringעֹלָ֔ה'o.LahH5930,and rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212unto the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725of which Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430had toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him.

4Then on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֧ם'av.ra.HamH85lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֛יו'ei.NavH5869,and sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725afar offמֵרָחֹֽק׃me.ra.ChokH7350.

5And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his young menנְעָרָ֗יוne.'a.RavH5288,Abideשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427ye here with the donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543;and I and the ladוְהַנַּ֔עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288will goH3212yonderכֹּ֑הKohH3541and worshipוְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הve.nish.ta.cha.VehH7812,and come againוְנָשׁ֥וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to you.

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