Genesis 22:15
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,
- KJV
- And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
- WEB
- The LORD’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,
- ASV
- And the angel of Jehovah called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven,
- DARBY
- And the Angel of Jehovah called to Abraham from the heavens a second time,
- BLB
- And the angel of YHWH called to Abraham a second time from the heavens
- ÅB
- Og Herrens engel ropte enda en gang til Abraham fra himmelen
- OTB
- Herrens engel ropte til Abraham fra himmelen enda en gang
- B1930
- Og Herrens engel ropte ennu en gang til Abraham fra himmelen