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1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham! ” “Here I am,” he answered. After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
2 “Take your son,” he said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”
3 So Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took with him two of his young men and his son Isaac. He split wood for a burnt offering and set out to go to the place God had told him about. So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about.
4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship; then we’ll come back to you.” Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you.” He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.”
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac. In his hand he took the fire and the knife, and the two of them walked on together. And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together,
7 Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said, “My father.” And he replied, “Here I am, my son.” Isaac said, “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering? ” And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” Then the two of them walked on together. Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together. Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.
9 When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood. When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
10 Then Abraham reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11 But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham! ” He replied, “Here I am.” But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
12 Then he said, “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.” He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”
13 Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
14 And Abraham named that place The LORD Will Provide, so today it is said, “It will be provided on the LORD’s mountain.” So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.” So Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
15 Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time
16 and said, “By myself I have sworn,” this is the LORD’s declaration: “Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son, and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, and said, “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
17 I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the city gates of their enemies. I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,
18 And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed my command.” and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.” and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
19 Abraham went back to his young men, and they got up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham settled in Beer-sheba. So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba. Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba. And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.
20 Now after these things Abraham was told, “Milcah also has borne sons to your brother Nahor: Now after these things it was told to Abraham, “Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor:
21 Uz his firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel the father of Aram, Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, Uz the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.”
23 And Bethuel fathered Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. (Bethuel fathered Rebekah.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. Moreover, his concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.
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