10 And Abraham reached out with his hand and took the knife to [a]slaughter his son. 11 But (A)the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, “Do not reach out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him; for now (B)I know that you [b]fear God, since you have not withheld (C)your son, your only son, from Me.” 13 Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in the place of his son. 14 And Abraham named that place [c]The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, “On the mountain of the Lord (D)it will [d]be provided.”

15 Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, 16 and said, “(E)By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly (F)multiply your [e]seed as the stars of the heavens and as (G)the sand, which is on the seashore; and (H)your [f]seed shall possess the gate of [g]their enemies. 18 And (I)in your [h]seed all the nations of the earth shall [i]be blessed, because you have (J)obeyed My voice.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 22:10 I.e., following prescribed ritual
  2. Genesis 22:12 Or revere; lit are a fearer of God
  3. Genesis 22:14 Heb YHWH-jireh; lit the Lord will see
  4. Genesis 22:14 Lit be seen
  5. Genesis 22:17 Or descendants
  6. Genesis 22:17 Or descendants
  7. Genesis 22:17 Lit his
  8. Genesis 22:18 Or descendants
  9. Genesis 22:18 Or bless themselves

10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife(A) to slay his son.(B) 11 But the angel of the Lord(C) called out to him from heaven,(D) “Abraham! Abraham!”(E)

“Here I am,”(F) he replied.

12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,(G) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(H)

13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[a] caught by its horns.(I) He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.(J) 14 So Abraham called(K) that place The Lord(L) Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.(M)

15 The angel of the Lord(N) called to Abraham from heaven(O) a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself,(P) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,(Q) 17 I will surely bless you(R) and make your descendants(S) as numerous as the stars in the sky(T) and as the sand on the seashore.(U) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(V) 18 and through your offspring[b] all nations on earth will be blessed,[c](W) because you have obeyed me.”(X)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 22:13 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text a ram behind him
  2. Genesis 22:18 Or seed
  3. Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)

10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

12 And 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.

13 And 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.

14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.

15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

16 And 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:

17 That 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;

18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

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