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Genesis 22
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1And it came to pass after these thingsthat God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he said, Behold! I [am here].
1And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
2And he said, Take your son, the beloved one, whom you have loved—Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.
2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3And Abraam rose up in the morningand saddled his ass, and he took with him two servants, and Isaac his son, and having split wood for a whole burnt offering, he arose and departed, and came to the place of which God spoke to him,
3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4on the third day; and Abraam having lifted up his eyes, saw the place afar off.
4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5And Abraam said to his servants, Sit you⌃ here with the ass, and I and the lad will proceed thus far, and having worshipped we will return to you.
5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
6And Abraam took the wood of the whole burnt offering, and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took into his hands both the fire and the knife, and the two went together.
6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7And Isaac said to Abraam his father, Father. And he said, What is it, son? And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, where is the sheep for a whole burnt offering?
7And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8And Abraam said, God will provide himself a sheep for a whole burnt offering, [my] son. And both having gone together,
8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
9came to the place which God spoke of to him ; and there Abraam built the altar , and laid the wood on it, and having bound the feet of Isaac his son together, he laid him on the altar upon the wood.
9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10And Abraam stretched forth his hand to take the knife to kill his son.
10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11And an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraam, Abraam. And he said, Behold, I [am here].
11And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12And he said, Lay not your hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, and for my sake you have not spared your beloved son.
12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13And Abraam lifted up his eyesand saw, and behold! a ram caught by his horns in a plant of Sabec; and Abraam went and took the ram, and offered him up for a whole burnt offering in the place of Isaac his son.
13And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14And Abraam called the name of that place , The Lord has seen; that they might say today, In the mount the Lord was seen.
14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah–jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.
15And an angel of the Lord called Abraam the second time out of heaven, saying, I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and on my account have not spared your beloved son,
15And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the shore of the sea, and your seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies.
16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17And in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have listened to my voice.
17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18And Abraam returned to his servants, and they arose and went together to the well of the oath; and Abraam lived at the well of the oath.
18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Abraam, saying, Behold, Melcha herself too has born sons to Nachor your brother,
19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer–sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer–sheba.
20Uz the firstborn, and Baux his brother, and Camuel the father of the Syrians, and Chazad, and
20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
21Azav and Phaldes, and Jeldaph, and Bathuel, and Bathuel begot Rebecca;
21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
22these are eight sons, which Melcha bore to Nachor the brother of Abraam.
22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
23And his concubine whose name was Rheuma, she also bore Tabec, and Taam, and Tochos, and Mocha.
23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.