Abraham Tested

22 Some time later God tested^(A) Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”

“Here I am,”^(B) he replied.

² Then God said, “Take your son^(C), your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah.^(D) Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering^(E) on a mountain I will show you.^(F)”

³ Early the next morning^(G) Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. ⁴ On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. ⁵ He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.^(H)”

⁶ Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac,^(I) and he himself carried the fire and the knife.^(J) As the two of them went on together, ⁷ Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”

“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.

“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb^(K) for the burnt offering?”

⁸ Abraham answered, “God himself will provide^(L) the lamb^(M) for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

⁹ When they reached the place God had told him about,^(N) Abraham built an altar^(O) there and arranged the wood^(P) on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar,^(Q) on top of the wood. ¹⁰ Then he reached out his hand and took the knife^(R) to slay his son.^{(S) 11} But the angel of the Lord^(T) called out to him from heaven,^(U) “Abraham! Abraham!”^(V)

“Here I am,”^(W) 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,^(X) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.^(Y)”

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

⁸ When Israel^(A) saw the sons of Joseph,^(B) he asked, “Who are these?”

⁹ “They are the sons God has given me here,”^(C) Joseph said to his father.

Then Israel said, “Bring them to me so I may bless^(D) them.”

¹⁰ Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see.^(E) So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them^(F) and embraced them.^(G)

¹¹ Israel^(H) said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again,^(I) and now God has allowed me to see your children too.”^(J)

¹² Then Joseph removed them from Israel’s knees^(K) and bowed down with his face to the ground.^{(L) 13} And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel’s left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel’s right hand,^(M) and brought them close to him. ¹⁴ But Israel^(N) reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim’s head,^(O) though he was the younger,^(P) and crossing his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.^(Q)

¹⁵ Then he blessed^(R) Joseph and said,

The Death of Joseph

²² Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years^{(A) 23} and saw the third generation^(B) of Ephraim’s^(C) children.^(D) Also the children of Makir^(E) son of Manasseh^(F) were placed at birth on Joseph’s knees.^[a](G)

²⁴ Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die.^(H) But God will surely come to your aid^(I) and take you up out of this land to the land^(J) he promised on oath to Abraham,^(K) Isaac^(L) and Jacob.”^{(M) 25} And Joseph made the Israelites swear an oath^(N) and said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones^(O) up from this place.”^(P)