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Genesis 22:7

AbrahamIsaac
Faith

5 “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.”

6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together.

Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” “Here I am, my son,” he replied. “The fire and the wood are here,” said Isaac, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

8 Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.

9 When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.

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BSB
Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” “Here I am, my son,” he replied. “The fire and the wood are here,” said Isaac, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”
KJV
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?
WEB
Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
ASV
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?
DARBY
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?
BLB
And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Behold, I [am here], my son.” And he said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, and where [is] the lamb for a burnt offering?”
ÅB
Da talte Isak til Abraham, sin far, og sa: Du far! Han svarte: Ja, min sønn! Han sa: Se, her er ilden og veden, men hvor er lammet til brennofferet?
OTB
Isak talte til Abraham, sin far, og sa: «Far?» Og han svarte: «Ja, min sønn?» Isak sa: «Her er ilden og veden, men hvor er lammet til brennofferet?»
B1930
Da talte Isak til Abraham, sin far, og sa: Du far! Han svarte: Ja, min sønn! Han sa: Se, her er ilden og veden, men hvor er lammet til brennofferet?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Romans 8:15

    For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

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  • Exodus 12:3

    Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.

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  • Genesis 8:20

    Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.

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  • John 18:11

    “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”

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  • Genesis 4:2–4

    Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.

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  • Matthew 26:39

    Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

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  • Matthew 26:42

    A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”

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