Verse 13

Genesis 22:13

New Living Translation

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13 Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּשָּׂ֨א אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת עֵינָ֗י/ו וַ/יַּרְא֙ וְ/הִנֵּה אַ֔יִל אַחַ֕ר נֶאֱחַ֥ז בַּ/סְּבַ֖ךְ בְּ/קַרְנָ֑י/ו וַ/יֵּ֤לֶךְ אַבְרָהָם֙ וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח אֶת הָ/אַ֔יִל וַ/יַּעֲלֵ֥/הוּ לְ/עֹלָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת בְּנֽ/וֹ

English Translation

And Abraham lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.

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Chapter 22 Context

1 Some time later, God (Elohim) tested Abraham’s faith. “Abraham!” God (Elohim) called. “Yes,” he repl... Focus ↗

2 “Take your son, your only son — yes, Isaac, whom you love so much — and go to the land of Moriah. Go... Focus ↗

3 The next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him,... Focus ↗

4 On the third day of their journey, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. Focus ↗

5 “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told the servants. “The boy and I will travel a little farther.... Focus ↗

6 So Abraham placed the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac’s shoulders, while he himself carried the... Focus ↗

7 Isaac turned to Abraham and said, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “We have the fire and th... Focus ↗

8 “God (Elohim) will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham answered. And they both... Focus ↗

9 When they arrived at the place where God (Elohim) had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arr... Focus ↗

10 And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice. Focus ↗

11 At that moment the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Yes,” Abraham r... Focus ↗

12 “Don’t lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you... Focus ↗

13 Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrif...

14 Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the LORD will provide”). To this day, people stil... Focus ↗

15 Then the angel of the LORD called again to Abraham from heaven. Focus ↗

16 “This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your on... Focus ↗

17 I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sk... Focus ↗

18 And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed — all because you have obe... Focus ↗

19 Then they returned to the servants and traveled back to Beersheba, where Abraham continued to live. Focus ↗

20 Soon after this, Abraham heard that Milcah, his brother Nahor’s wife, had borne Nahor eight sons. Focus ↗

21 The oldest was named Uz, the next oldest was Buz, followed by Kemuel (the ancestor of the Arameans), Focus ↗

22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. Focus ↗

23 (Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.) In addition to these eight sons from Milcah, Focus ↗

24 Nahor had four other children from his concubine Reumah. Their names were Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and... Focus ↗

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Book: Genesis
Chapter: Chapter 22 (24 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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