Genesis 22 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The Offering of Isaac

(Heb 11:17–19 )

Gen 22:1And it cometh to pass after these things that God hath tried Abraham, and saith unto him, 'Abraham;' and he saith, 'Here am I.'

Gen 22:2

Gen 22:2And He saith, 'Take, I pray thee, thy son, thine only one, whom thou hast loved, even Isaac, and go for thyself unto the land of Moriah, and cause him to ascend there for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains of which I speak unto thee.'

Gen 22:3

Gen 22:3And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and saddleth his ass, and taketh two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and he cleaveth the wood of the burnt-offering, and riseth and goeth unto the place of which God hath spoken to him.

Gen 22:4

Gen 22:4On the third day -- Abraham lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the place from afar;

Gen 22:5

Gen 22:5and Abraham saith unto his young men, 'Remain by yourselves here with the ass, and I and the youth go yonder and worship, and turn back unto you.'

Gen 22:6

Gen 22:6And Abraham taketh the wood of the burnt-offering, and placeth on Isaac his son, and he taketh in his hand the fire, and the knife; and they go on both of them together.

Gen 22:7

Gen 22:7And Isaac speaketh unto Abraham his father, and saith, 'My father,' and he saith, 'Here am I, my son.' And he saith, 'Lo, the fire and the wood, and where the lamb for a burnt-offering?'

Gen 22:8

Gen 22:8and Abraham saith, 'God doth provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son;' and they go on both of them together.

Gen 22:9

Gen 22:9And they come in unto the place of which God hath spoken to him, and there Abraham buildeth the altar, and arrangeth the wood, and bindeth Isaac his son, and placeth him upon the altar above the wood;

Gen 22:10

Gen 22:10and Abraham putteth forth his hand, and taketh the knife -- to slaughter his son.

Gen 22:11

Gen 22:11And the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto him from the heavens, and saith, 'Abraham, Abraham;' and he saith, 'Here am I;'

Gen 22:12

Gen 22:12and He saith, 'Put not forth thine hand unto the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have known that thou art fearing God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, from Me.'

Gen 22:13

Gen 22:13And Abraham lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a ram behind, seized in a thicket by its horns; and Abraham goeth, and taketh the ram, and causeth it to ascend for a burnt-offering instead of his son;

Gen 22:14

Gen 22:14and Abraham calleth the name of that place 'Jehovah-Jireh,' because it is said this day in the mount, 'Jehovah doth provide.'

Gen 22:15

Gen 22:15And the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto Abraham a second time from the heavens,

Gen 22:16

Gen 22:16and saith, 'By Myself I have sworn -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- that because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one --

Gen 22:17

Gen 22:17that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which is on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;

Gen 22:18

Gen 22:18and blessed themselves in thy seed have all nations of the earth, because that thou hast hearkened to My voice.'

Gen 22:19

Gen 22:19And Abraham turneth back unto his young men, and they rise and go together unto Beer-Sheba; and Abraham dwelleth in Beer-Sheba.

Gen 22:20

Gen 22:20And it cometh to pass after these things that it is declared to Abraham, saying, 'Lo, Milcah hath borne, even she, sons to Nahor thy brother:

Gen 22:21

Gen 22:21Huz his first-born, and Buz his brother; and Kemuel father of Aram,

Gen 22:22

Gen 22:22and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel;

Gen 22:23

Gen 22:23and Bethuel hath begotten Rebekah;' these eight hath Milcah borne to Nahor, Abraham's brother;

Gen 22:24

Gen 22:24and his concubine, whose name is Reumah, she also hath borne Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maachah.

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Genesis 22 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The Offering of Isaac

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