Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 22

1And it came to passafterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, thatGodוְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםve.Ha.'E.lo.HimH430testedנִסָּ֖הni.SahH5254Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85: and hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, here I am .

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Takenowקַח־kach-H3947thysonבִּנְךָ֨bin.KhaH1121, thyonlyיְחִֽידְךָ֤ye.chi.de.KhaH3173sonIsaacיִצְחָ֔קyitz.ChakH3327, whom thoulovestאָהַ֙בְתָּ֙'a.Hav.taH157, andgoH3212into thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofMoriahהַמֹּרִיָּ֑הha.mo.ri.YahH4179; and offerhimוְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּve.ha.'a.Le.huH5927there for a burntofferingלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930upononeאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of themountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022which I willtellאֹמַ֥ר'o.MarH559thee of.

3AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andsaddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280hisdonkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543, andtookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147of his youngmenנְעָרָיו֙ne.'a.RavH5288with him, andIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121, and cutupוַיְבַקַּע֙vay.va.Ka'H1234thewoodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086for the burntofferingעֹלָ֔ה'o.LahH5930, androseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212to theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadtoldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him.

4Then on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֧ם'av.ra.HamH85liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָ֛יו'ei.NavH5869, andsawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725afaroffמֵרָחֹֽק׃me.ra.ChokH7350.

5AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his youngmenנְעָרָ֗יוne.'a.RavH5288,Abideשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427ye here with thedonkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543; and I and theladוְהַנַּ֔עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288willgoH3212yonderכֹּ֑הKohH3541andworshipוְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הve.nish.ta.cha.VehH7812, andreturnוְנָשׁ֥וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725to you.

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947thewoodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the burntofferingהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930, andlaidוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙vai.Ya.semH7760it uponIsaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121; and hetookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, and aknifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979; and theywentH3212bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of themtogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7AndIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327spokeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֤ם'av.ra.HamH85hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1: and hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I, mysonבְנִ֑יve.NiH1121. And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold thefireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784and thewoodוְהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםve.Ha.'e.TzimH6086: but where is thelambהַשֶּׂ֖הha.SehH7716for a burntofferingלְעֹלָֽה׃le.'o.LahH5930?

8AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121,Godאֱלֹהִ֞ים'E.lo.HimH430willprovideיִרְאֶה־yir.'eh-H7200himself alambהַשֶּׂ֛הha.SehH7716for a burntofferingלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930: so theywentH3212both ofthemשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

9And theycameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725whichGodהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430hadtoldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him of; andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196there, andlaidH6186thewoodהָעֵצִ֑יםha.'e.TzimH6086inorderH6186, andboundוַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙vai.ya.'a.KodH6123Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, andlaidוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760him on thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196uponמִמַּ֖עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605thewoodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086.

10AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85stretchedforthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027, andtookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947theknifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979toslayלִשְׁחֹ֖טlish.ChotH7819hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

11And theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to him fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85: and hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I.

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Layתִּשְׁלַ֤חtish.LachH7971not thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027uponאֶל־'el-H413theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, neither dothouתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213anythingמְא֑וּמָּהme.'U.mahH3972to him: fornowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thoufearestיְרֵ֤אye.Re'H3373Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, seeing thou hastnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withheldחָשַׂ֛כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820from me thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121, thyonlyיְחִידְךָ֖ye.chi.de.KhaH3173son .

13AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, andlookedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200, and beholdbehindאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310him aramאַ֔יִל'A.yilH352caughtנֶאֱחַ֥זne.'e.ChazH270in athicketבַּסְּבַ֖ךְba.se.VakhH5442by hishornsבְּקַרְנָ֑יוbe.kar.NavH7161: andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85wentH3212andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947theramהָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yilH352, and offeredhimוַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927for a burntofferingלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930in thesteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

14AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725JehovahjirehH3070:asאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834it issaidיֵאָמֵ֣רye.'a.MerH559to thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, In themountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of theLORDH3068it shall beseenH7200.

15And theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85fromheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064the secondtimeשֵׁנִ֖יתshe.NitH8145,

16Andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, By myself have Iswornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, forbecauseיַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, and hastnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withheldחָשַׂ֖כְתָּcha.Sakh.taH2820thysonבִּנְךָ֥bin.KhaH1121, thyonlyיְחִידֶֽךָ׃ye.chi.De.khaH3173son :

17That inblessingבָרֵ֣ךְva.RekhH1288I willblessאֲבָרֶכְךָ֗'a.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee, and inmultiplyingוְהַרְבָּ֨הve.har.BahH7235I willmultiplyאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH7235thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233as thestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and as thesandוְכַח֕וֹלve.kha.CholH2344which is on theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193; and thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233shallpossessוְיִרַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of hisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341;

18And in thyseedבְזַרְעֲךָ֔ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233shall all thenationsגּוֹיֵ֣יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beblessedוְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּve.hit.ba.ra.KhuH1288;becauseעֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר'E.kev 'a.SherH834 H6118thou hastobeyedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085myvoiceבְּקֹלִֽי׃be.ko.LiH6963.

19SoAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to his youngmenנְעָרָ֔יוne.'a.RavH5288, and theyroseוַיָּקֻ֛מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965andwentH3212togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162toBeershebaH884; andAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atBeershebaH884.

20And it came to passafterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold,Milcahמִלְכָּ֥הmil.KahH4435, she hath alsoborneיָלְדָ֨הyale.DahH3205childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121to thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Nahorלְנָח֥וֹרle.na.ChorH5152;

21Huzע֥וּץ'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.'ElH1328begatיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205Rebekahרִבְקָ֑הriv.KahH7259: theseeightשְׁמֹנָ֥הshe.mo.NahH8083Milcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435boreיָלְדָ֣הyal.DahH3205toNahorלְנָח֖וֹרle.na.ChorH5152,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251.

24And hisconcubineוּפִֽילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370, whosenameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasReumahרְאוּמָ֑הre.'u.MahH7208, sheboreוַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledH3205alsoTebahטֶ֣בַחTe.vachH2875, andGahamגַּ֔חַםGa.chamH1514, andThahashתַּ֖חַשׁTa.chashH8477, andMaachahמַעֲכָֽה׃ סma.'a.KhahH4601.

Commentaries on Genesis 22

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