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Genesis 22:8-13

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.

11And the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto him out of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85:and he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I.

12And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Layתִּשְׁלַ֤חtish.LachH7971not thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027uponאֶל־'el-H413the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,neither do thouתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213any thingמְא֑וּמָּהme.'U.mahH3972unto him: for nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou fearestיְרֵ֤אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,seeing thou hast notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withheldחָשַׂ֛כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820thy sonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121,thine onlyיְחִידְךָ֖ye.chi.de.KhaH3173son from me.

13And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,and lookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200,and behold behindאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310hima ramאַ֔יִל'A.yilH352caughtנֶאֱחַ֥זne.'e.ChazH270in a thicketבַּסְּבַ֖ךְba.se.VakhH5442by his hornsבְּקַרְנָ֑יוbe.kar.NavH7161:and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85wentH3212and tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the ramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352,and offered him upוַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930in the steadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

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