Gen 22 | ABEn | STEP | And it came to pass after these words, God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Behold, it is I.

‏ Genesis 22

CHAPTER 22 Abraham Offers Isaac

1 And it came to pass after these words, God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Behold, it is I. 2 And he said, Take your son, the beloved, whom you loved -- Isaac! And go into the [²land ¹high], and offer him there as a whole offering upon one of the mountains! which ever I may tell you. 3 [³rising up ¹And ²Abraham] in the morning, saddled his donkey, and he took with himself two servants, and Isaac his son. And splitting wood for a whole offering, [²rising up ³to go ¹and], they came upon the place which [²spoke ³to him ¹God], [³day ¹on the ²third]. 4 And Abraham looking up with his eyes saw the place far off. 5 And Abraham said to his servants, You sit here with the donkey! and I and the lad will go through unto here. And doing obeisance we will return to you. 6 [³took ¹And ²Abraham] the wood for the whole offering, and placed it upon Isaac his son. And he took with his hands the fire and the knife; and [³went ¹the ²two] together. 7 [³said ¹And ²Isaac] to Abraham his father, Father. And he said, What is it child? And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood, where is the sheep -- the one for a whole offering? 8 [³said ¹And ²Abraham], God will see to himself a sheep for a whole offering, child. [³going ¹And ²both] together, 9 they came upon the place which [²spoke ³to him ¹God]. And [²built ³there ¹Abraham] the altar. And he placed upon it the wood. And binding [³hand and foot ¹Isaac ²his son], he placed him upon the altar upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched his hand to take the knife to slay his son. 11 And [³called ⁴him ¹an angel ²of the lord] from out of the heaven. And he said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Behold, it is I. 12 And he said, You should not put your hand upon the lad, nor should you do anything to him by any means. For now I know that you fear God, and spared not [³son ¹your ²beloved] on account of me. 13 And Abraham looking up with his eyes, saw. And behold, [²ram ¹one] being held in a plant of a thicket by the horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and he offered it for a whole offering instead of Isaac his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place, The lord saw; that they may say today, [³in ⁴the ⁵mountain ¹the lord ²was seen]. 15 And [³called ¹the angel ²of the lord] Abraham a second time from out of the heaven, saying, 16 According to myself I swear by an oath, says the lord, because you did this saying, and you did not spare [³son ¹your ²beloved] on account of me. 17 Assuredly in blessing, I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand by the edge of the sea. And [²will inherit ¹your seed] the cities of your opponents. 18 And [⁶will be blessed ⁷by ⁸your seed ¹all ²the ³nations ⁴of the ⁵earth]; because you obeyed my voice. 19 [³returned ¹And ²Abraham] to his servants. And rising up they went together to the Well of the Oath. And Abraham dwelt near the Well of the Oath. 20 And it came to pass after these words, that it was announced to Abraham, saying, Behold, [³has born ¹even Milcah ²herself] sons to Nahor your brother. 21 Huz first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel father of the Syrians, 22 and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel procreated Rebekah. These are the eight sons whom Milcah bore to Nahor the brother of Abraham. 24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore even herself, Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.