Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. New Living Translation At that moment the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Yes,” Abraham replied. “Here I am!” English Standard Version But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Berean Standard Bible Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. King James Bible And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. New King James Version But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” New American Standard Bible But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” NASB 1995 But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” NASB 1977 But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Legacy Standard Bible But the angel of Yahweh called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Amplified Bible But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He answered, “Here I am.” Christian Standard Bible But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham! ” He replied, “Here I am.” Holman Christian Standard Bible But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He replied, “Here I am.” American Standard Version And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the Angel of God called to him from Heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham” and he said, “Here I am.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraam, Abraam. And he said, Behold, I am here. Contemporary English Version But the LORD's angel shouted from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am!" he answered. Douay-Rheims Bible And behold an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am. English Revised Version And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. GOD'S WORD® Translation But the Messenger of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Yes?" he answered. Good News Translation But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" He answered, "Yes, here I am." International Standard Version Just then, an angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am," he answered. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said: 'Abraham, Abraham.' And he said: 'Here am I.' Literal Standard Version And the Messenger of YHWH calls to him from the heavens and says, “Abraham, Abraham”; and he says, “Here I [am]”; Majority Standard Bible Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. New American Bible But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered. NET Bible But the LORD's angel called to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am!" he answered. New Revised Standard Version But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” New Heart English Bible But an angel of God called to him out of the sky, and said, "Abraham, Abraham." He said, "Here I am." Webster's Bible Translation And the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here am I. World English Bible Yahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.” Young's Literal Translation And the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto him from the heavens, and saith, 'Abraham, Abraham;' and he saith, 'Here am I;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sacrifice Averted11Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 12“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”… Cross References Genesis 16:7 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert--the spring along the road to Shur. Genesis 21:17 Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, "What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies. Genesis 21:18 Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation." Genesis 22:1 Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he answered. Genesis 22:10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. Genesis 24:7 The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father's house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land'--He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there. Genesis 31:11 In that dream the angel of God said to me, 'Jacob!' And I replied, 'Here I am.' Treasury of Scripture And the angel of the LORD called to him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. angel. Genesis 22:12,16 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… Genesis 16:7,9,10 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur… Genesis 21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Abraham. Genesis 22:1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. Exodus 3:4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. 1 Samuel 3:10 And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. Jump to Previous Abraham Angel Heaven Heavens Messenger Sky VoiceJump to Next Abraham Angel Heaven Heavens Messenger Sky VoiceGenesis 22 1. Abraham is tested with the command to offer Isaac.3. He gives proof of his faith and obedience. 11. The angel prevents him. 13. Isaac is exchanged for a ram. 14. The place is called Jehovah-jireh. 15. Abraham is again blessed. 20. The generations of Nahor unto Rebekah. (11) The angel of the Lord.--Up to this point, the narrative had been Elohistic, but it is the angel of Jehovah who interferes to stop the sacrifice (see on Genesis 16:7).Verse 11. - And the angel of the Lord - Maleach Jehovah (vide Genesis 16:7); introduced into the narrative at this point not as a Jehovistic alteration (Bleek, Kalisch, et alii), but because the God of redemption now interposes for the deliverance of both Isaac and Abraham (Hengetenberg) - called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham (the repetition denotes urgency, as contrasted with Ver. 1): and he said, Here am I. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Just then, the Angelמַלְאַ֤ךְ (mal·’aḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel of the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel called out וַיִּקְרָ֨א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read to אֵלָ֜יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to him from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of heaven, הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky “Abraham, אַבְרָהָ֣ם ׀ (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation Abraham!” אַבְרָהָ֑ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation “Here I am,” הִנֵּֽנִי׃ (hin·nê·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! he replied. וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Genesis 22:11 NIVGenesis 22:11 NLT Genesis 22:11 ESV Genesis 22:11 NASB Genesis 22:11 KJV Genesis 22:11 BibleApps.com Genesis 22:11 Biblia Paralela Genesis 22:11 Chinese Bible Genesis 22:11 French Bible Genesis 22:11 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 22:11 The angel of Yahweh called to him (Gen. 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