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The Sacrifice of Isaac
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
The Offering of Isaac
And it came to pass after these things, that God tried Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! and he said, Here am I.
And it came to pass after these things, that God tried Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! and he said, Here am I.
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.”
And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son], whom thou lovest, Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah, and there offer him up for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
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.
And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up and went to the place that God had told him of.
On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar.
On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar.
And Abraham said to his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
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.
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and the knife, and they went both of them together.
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?”
And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, My father! And he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the sheep for a burnt-offering?
Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself with the sheep for a burnt-offering. And they went both of them together.
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.
And they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built the altar there, and piled the wood; and he bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
And Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slaughter his son.
But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
The Sacrifice Averted
And the Angel of Jehovah called to him from the heavens, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And he said, Here am I.
And the Angel of Jehovah called to him from the heavens, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And he said, Here am I.
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.”
And he said, Stretch not out thy hand against the lad, neither do anything to him; for now I know that thou fearest God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son], from me.
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.
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt-offering instead of his son.
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh; as it is said at the present day, On the mount of Jehovah will be provided.
And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven
And the Angel of Jehovah called to Abraham from the heavens a second time,
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, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son],
I will richly bless thee, and greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”
and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice.
So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba. And Abraham lived at Beersheba.
And Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
Now after these things it was told to Abraham, “Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
Nahor's Sons
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also has borne sons to thy brother Nahor:
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also has borne sons to thy brother Nahor:
Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”
and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
(Bethuel fathered Rebekah.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
(And Bethuel begot Rebecca.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.