10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife(A) to slay his son.(B) 11 But the angel of the Lord(C) called out to him from heaven,(D) “Abraham! Abraham!”(E)

“Here I am,”(F) he replied.

12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,(G) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(H)

13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[a] caught by its horns.(I) He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.(J) 14 So Abraham called(K) that place The Lord(L) Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.(M)

15 The angel of the Lord(N) called to Abraham from heaven(O) a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself,(P) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,(Q) 17 I will surely bless you(R) and make your descendants(S) as numerous as the stars in the sky(T) and as the sand on the seashore.(U) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(V) 18 and through your offspring[b] all nations on earth will be blessed,[c](W) because you have obeyed me.”(X)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 22:13 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text a ram behind him
  2. Genesis 22:18 Or seed
  3. Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)

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