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.
2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
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Compare
- BSB
- Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”
- ASV
- And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. And he said, Here am I.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass after these things, that God tried Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! and he said, Here am I.
- BLB
- And it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Behold, I [am here].”
- ÅB
- En tid senere satte Gud Abraham på prøve, og han sa til ham: Abraham! Og han svarte: Ja, her er jeg.
- OTB
- Etter disse hendelsene satte Gud Abraham på prøve og sa til ham: «Abraham!» Og han svarte: «Her er jeg.»
- B1930
- Nogen tid derefter satte Gud Abraham på prøve, og han sa til ham: Abraham! Og han svarte: Ja, her er jeg.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:2
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Read in contextJames 2:21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
Read in contextJames 1:12–14
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Read in context1 Peter 1:7
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Read in contextProverbs 17:3
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Read in contextGenesis 22:7
And Isaac spake unto 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 lamb for a burnt offering?
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