Revised Version 1895

Genesis 22

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, thatGodוְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםve.Ha.'E.lo.HimH430did proveAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85; and hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009am I.

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקַח־kach-H3947nowנָ֠אna'H4994thysonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121, thineonlyיְחִֽידְךָ֤ye.chi.de.KhaH3173sonH1121,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou lovest,evenH853Isaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327, andgetH3947theeintoH413thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoriahהַמֹּרִיָּ֑הha.mo.ri.YahH4179; andofferוְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּve.ha.'a.Le.huH5927him there for aburntלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930offeringuponעַ֚ל'alH5921one of themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I willtellאֹמַ֥ר'o.MarH559thee of.

3AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85roseH6965earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andsaddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his ass, andtookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147of hisyoungH5288menH5288with him, andIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121; and he clave thewoodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086for theburntעֹלָ֔ה'o.LahH5930offering, androseH6965upH6965, andwentH6965unto theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725ofwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadtoldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him.

4On thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֧ם'av.ra.HamH85liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֛יו'ei.NavH5869, andsawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725afarH7350offH7350.

5AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisyoungH5288menH5288,Abideשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427yehereפֹּה֙pohH6311with the ass, and I and theladH5288willgoH7725yonder; andweH5704willworshipוְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הve.nish.ta.cha.VehH7812, andcomeH7725againH7725toyouH5704.

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947thewoodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of theburntהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930offering, andlaidוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙vai.Ya.semH7760ituponעַל־'al-H5921Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121; and hetookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784and theknifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979; and they wentbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of themtogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327spake untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֤ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1, andsaidH559, Myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1: and hesaidH559,Hereהִנֶּ֣נִּֽיhi.Ne.niH2009am I, mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121. And hesaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, thefireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784and thewoodוְהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםve.Ha.'e.TzimH6086: butwhereוְאַיֵּ֥הve.'ai.YehH346is thelambהַשֶּׂ֖הha.SehH7716for aburntלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930offering?

8AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֞ים'E.lo.HimH430willprovideH7200himself thelambהַשֶּׂ֛הha.SehH7716for aburntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offering, mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121:soH7200they wentbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of themtogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

9And theycameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Godהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadtoldH559him of; andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196there, andlaidH7760thewoodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086inorderH559, andboundוַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙vai.ya.'a.KodH6123Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, andlaidH7760him on thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,uponעַל־'al-H5921thewoodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086.

10AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027, andtookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947theknifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979toslayלִשְׁחֹ֖טlish.ChotH7819hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

11And theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto himoutמִן־min-H4480ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85: and hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2009am I.

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Layתִּשְׁלַ֤חtish.LachH7971notH3808thinehandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027uponH413theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,neitherH3808doתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213thouanyמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480thingכִּ֣י׀kiH3588unto him: fornowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou fearestGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,seeingכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou hastnotH3808withheldחָשַׂ֛כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121, thineonlyיְחִידְךָ֖ye.chi.de.KhaH3173sonH1121, frommeH413.

13AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5927hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, andlookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200, andbeholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,behindאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310him aramאַ֔יִל'A.yilH352caughtנֶאֱחַ֥זne.'e.ChazH270in thethicketבַּסְּבַ֖ךְba.se.VakhH5442by hishornsבְּקַרְנָ֑יוbe.kar.NavH7161: andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85wentH5927andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947theramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352, andofferedוַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927himupH5927for aburntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offering in thesteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

14AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Jehovah-jireh: as it issaidיֵאָמֵ֣רye.'a.MerH559to thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, In themountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of theLORDH3068it shall beprovidedH7200.

15And theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85asecondשֵׁנִ֖יתshe.NitH8145timeoutמִן־min-H4480ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

16andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, By myself have Iswornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֗יKiH3588thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, and hastnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withheldחָשַׂ֖כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121, thineonlyיְחִידֶֽךָ׃ye.chi.De.khaH3173sonH1121:

17that inblessingבָרֵ֣ךְva.RekhH1288I willblessאֲבָרֶכְךָ֗'a.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, and inmultiplyingוְהַרְבָּ֨הve.har.BahH7235I willmultiplyאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH7235thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as thestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and as thesandוְכַח֕וֹלve.kha.CholH2344whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834isuponעַל־'al-H5921theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193; and thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233shallpossessוְיִרַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of hisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341;

18and in thyseedבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233shallallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thenationsגּוֹיֵ֣יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beblessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastobeyedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

19SoH6965Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto hisyoungH5288menH5288, and theyroseH6965upH6965andwentH7725togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162to Beer-sheba; andAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at Beer-sheba.

20And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, that it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,Milcahמִלְכָּ֥הmil.KahH4435,sheהִ֛ואhi'H1931also hathborneיָלְדָ֨הyale.DahH3205childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121unto thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Nahorלְנָח֥וֹרle.na.ChorH5152;

21Uzע֥וּץ'utzH5780hisfirstbornבְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.RoH1060, andBuzבּ֣וּזbuzH938hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, andKemuelקְמוּאֵ֖לke.mu.'ElH7055thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofAramאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758;

22andChesedכֶּ֣שֶׂדKe.sedH3777, andHazoחֲז֔וֹcha.ZoH2375, andPildashפִּלְדָּ֖שׁpil.DashH6394, andJidlaphיִדְלָ֑ףyid.LafH3044, andBethuelבְּתוּאֵֽל׃be.tu.'ElH1328.

23AndBethuelוּבְתוּאֵ֖לu.ve.tu.'ElH1328begatRebekahרִבְקָ֑הriv.KahH7259:theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428eightשְׁמֹנָ֥הshe.mo.NahH8083didMilcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435bearH3205toNahorלְנָח֖וֹרle.na.ChorH5152,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

24And hisconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370,whoseH8034nameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasReumahרְאוּמָ֑הre.'u.MahH7208,sheהִוא֙hi'H1931also bareTebahטֶ֣בַחTe.vachH2875, andGahamגַּ֔חַםGa.chamH1514, andTahashתַּ֖חַשׁTa.chashH8477, andMaacahמַעֲכָֽה׃ סma.'a.KhahH4601.

Commentaries on Genesis 22

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