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Genesis 22:6-10

6And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930,and laidוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙vai.Ya.semH7760itupon Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121;and he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and a knifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979;and they wentH3212bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7And Isaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327spakeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֤ם'av.ra.HamH85his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,My fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1:and he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here amI, my sonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold the fireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784and the woodוְהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםve.Ha.'e.TzimH6086: but where isthe lambהַשֶּׂ֖הha.SehH7716for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930?

8And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,My sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121,Godאֱלֹהִ֞ים'E.lo.HimH430will provideיִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-H7200himself a lambהַשֶּׂ֛הha.SehH7716for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930:so they wentH3212both of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

9And they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the placeהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725which Godהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430had toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him of; and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196there, and laidH6186the woodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086in orderH6186,and boundוַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙vai.ya.'a.KodH6123Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,and laidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760him on the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196uponמִמַּ֖עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the woodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086.

10And Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85stretched forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027,and tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947the knifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979to slayלִשְׁחֹ֖טlish.ChotH7819his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

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