Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Genesis.22.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֡אמֶר קַח־נָ֠א אֶת־בִּנְךָ֨ אֶת־יְחִֽידְךָ֤ אֲשֶׁר־אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֔ק וְלֶךְ־לְךָ֔ אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה וְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּ שָׁם֙ לְעֹלָ֔ה עַ֚ל אַחַ֣ד הֶֽהָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֹמַ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *qaḥ*-*nāʾ* *ʾet*-*binəkā* *ʾet*-*yĕḥîdəkā* *ʾăšer*-*ʾāhabtā* *ʾet*-*yiṣḥāq* *wə-lek*-*ləkā* to-*ʾereṣ* the-*mōriyyāh* *wə-haʿălēhû* there *lə-ʿōlāh* upon one the-*hehārîm* *ʾăšer* *ʾōmar* to-you", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*qaḥ*-*nāʾ*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular + particle of entreaty - take, please", "*binəkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your son", "*yĕḥîdəkā*": "masculine singular adjective + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your only one", "*ʾăšer*-*ʾāhabtā*": "relative pronoun + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - whom you love", "*yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun - Isaac", "*wə-lek*-*ləkā*": "conjunction + Qal imperative, masculine singular + preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and go for yourself", "*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular construct noun - land of", "*mōriyyāh*": "proper noun - Moriah", "*wə-haʿălēhû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperative, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular object suffix - and offer him up", "*lə-ʿōlāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - for burnt offering", "*hehārîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the mountains", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ʾōmar*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will say/tell" }, "variants": { "*nāʾ*": "please/now/I pray you", "*yĕḥîdəkā*": "your only one/your only son/your unique one", "*ʾāhabtā*": "you love/you have loved", "*lek-ləkā*": "go for yourself/go by yourself/go forth", "*haʿălēhû*": "offer him up/cause him to go up/sacrifice him", "*ʿōlāh*": "burnt offering/that which ascends" } }

Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Genesis.22.3", "source": "וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם אַבְרָהָ֜ם בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַֽיַחֲבֹשׁ֙ אֶת־חֲמֹר֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁנֵ֤י נְעָרָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֖ת יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֑וֹ וַיְבַקַּע֙ עֲצֵ֣י עֹלָ֔ה וַיָּ֣קָם וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמַר־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-yaškēm* *ʾabrāhām* in-the-*bōqer* *wə-yaḥăbōš* *ʾet*-*ḥămōrô* *wə-yiqqaḥ* *ʾet*-two *nəʿārāyw* with-him and-*ʾet* *yiṣḥāq* *bənô* *wə-yəbaqqaʿ* *ʿăṣê* *ʿōlāh* *wə-yāqom* *wə-yēlek* to-the-*māqôm* *ʾăšer*-*ʾāmar*-to-him the-*ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yaškēm*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he rose early", "*bōqer*": "masculine singular noun with definite article + preposition - in the morning", "*wə-yaḥăbōš*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saddled", "*ḥămōrô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his donkey", "*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*nəʿārāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his young men/servants", "*bənô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his son", "*wə-yəbaqqaʿ*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he split/cut", "*ʿăṣê*": "masculine plural construct noun - wood of", "*ʿōlāh*": "feminine singular noun - burnt offering", "*wə-yāqom*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he arose", "*wə-yēlek*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went", "*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the place", "*ʾăšer*-*ʾāmar*": "relative pronoun + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - which he had said" }, "variants": { "*yaškēm*": "rose early/started early in the morning", "*nəʿārāyw*": "his young men/his servants/his attendants", "*yəbaqqaʿ*": "split/cut/cleaved", "*ʿăṣê ʿōlāh*": "wood for burnt offering/wood for sacrifice" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Genesis.22.5", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶל־נְעָרָ֗יו שְׁבוּ־לָכֶ֥ם פֹּה֙ עִֽם־הַחֲמ֔וֹר וַאֲנִ֣י וְהַנַּ֔עַר נֵלְכָ֖ה עַד־כֹּ֑ה וְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה וְנָשׁ֥וּבָה אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʾabrāhām* to-*nəʿārāyw* *šəbû*-to-you here with-the-*ḥămôr* and-I and-the-*naʿar* *nēləkāh* unto-there *wə-ništaḥăweh* *wə-nāšûbāh* to-you", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*nəʿārāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his young men/servants", "*šəbû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - remain/stay/sit", "*ḥămôr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the donkey", "*naʿar*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the young man/boy", "*nēləkāh*": "Qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - let us go", "*wə-ništaḥăweh*": "conjunction + Hishtaphel imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - and let us worship/bow down", "*wə-nāšûbāh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - and let us return" }, "variants": { "*šəbû*": "stay/remain/wait/sit", "*naʿar*": "boy/young man/lad/servant", "*nēləkāh*": "let us go/we will go", "*ništaḥăweh*": "worship/bow down/prostrate ourselves", "*nāšûbāh*": "return/come back/turn back" } }

Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Genesis.22.6", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־עֲצֵ֣י הָעֹלָ֗ה וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ עַל־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָד֔וֹ אֶת־הָאֵ֖שׁ וְאֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם יַחְדָּֽו׃", "text": "*wə-yiqqaḥ* *ʾabrāhām* *ʾet*-*ʿăṣê* the-*ʿōlāh* *wə-yāśem* upon-*yiṣḥāq* *bənô* *wə-yiqqaḥ* in-*yādô* *ʾet*-the-*ʾēš* and-*ʾet*-the-*maʾăkelet* *wə-yēləkû* two-of-them *yaḥdāw*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*ʿăṣê*": "masculine plural construct noun - wood of", "*ʿōlāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the burnt offering", "*wə-yāśem*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed/put", "*bənô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his son", "*yādô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix + preposition - in his hand", "*ʾēš*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the fire", "*maʾăkelet*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the knife", "*wə-yēləkû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together" }, "variants": { "*yāśem*": "placed/put/laid", "*maʾăkelet*": "knife/sacrificial knife/slaughtering knife", "*yaḥdāw*": "together/unitedly/as one" } }

Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Genesis.22.7", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִצְחָ֜ק אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֤ם אָבִיו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָבִ֔י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֶּ֣נִּֽי בְנִ֑י וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֤ה הָאֵשׁ֙ וְהָ֣עֵצִ֔ים וְאַיֵּ֥ה הַשֶּׂ֖ה לְעֹלָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *yiṣḥāq* to-*ʾabrāhām* *ʾābîw* *wə-yōʾmer* *ʾābî* *wə-yōʾmer* *hinennî* *bənî* *wə-yōʾmer* *hinnēh* the-*ʾēš* and-the-*ʿēṣîm* and-*ʾayyēh* the-*śeh* for-*ʿōlāh*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾābîw*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his father", "*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my father", "*hinennî*": "interjection + 1st person singular suffix - here I am", "*bənî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my son", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*ʾēš*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the fire", "*ʿēṣîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the wood", "*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*śeh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the lamb", "*ʿōlāh*": "feminine singular noun - burnt offering" }, "variants": { "*hinennî*": "here I am/behold me/I am ready", "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see here", "*śeh*": "lamb/sheep/young animal for sacrifice" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Genesis.22.9", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ אֶֽל־הַמָּקוֹם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֒ וַיִּ֨בֶן שָׁ֤ם אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ אֶת־הָעֵצִ֑ים וַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם אֹתוֹ֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ מִמַּ֖עַל לָעֵצִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-yābōʾû* to-the-*māqôm* *ʾăšer* *ʾāmar*-to-him the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *wə-yiben* there *ʾabrāhām* *ʾet*-the-*mizbēaḥ* *wə-yaʿărōk* *ʾet*-the-*ʿēṣîm* *wə-yaʿăqōd* *ʾet*-*yiṣḥāq* *bənô* *wə-yāśem* him upon-the-*mizbēaḥ* from-above to-the-*ʿēṣîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yābōʾû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came", "*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the place", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had said", "*wə-yiben*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he built", "*mizbēaḥ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the altar", "*wə-yaʿărōk*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he arranged", "*ʿēṣîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the wood", "*wə-yaʿăqōd*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he bound", "*bənô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his son", "*wə-yāśem*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed" }, "variants": { "*yiben*": "built/constructed", "*yaʿărōk*": "arranged/set in order/prepared", "*yaʿăqōd*": "bound/tied up/restrained", "*mizbēaḥ*": "altar/place of sacrifice" } }

Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Genesis.22.12", "source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־תִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר וְאַל־תַּ֥עַשׂ ל֖וֹ מְא֑וּמָּה כִּ֣י ׀ עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יְרֵ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אַ֔תָּה וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידְךָ֖ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* not-*tišlaḥ* *yādəkā* to-the-*naʿar* and-not-*taʿaś* to-him *məʾûmāh* for now *yādaʿtî* that-*yərēʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* you and-not *ḥāśaktā* *ʾet*-*binkā* *ʾet*-*yəḥîdəkā* from-me", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*tišlaḥ*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 2nd masculine singular + negative particle - do not stretch out", "*yādəkā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your hand", "*naʿar*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the young man/lad", "*taʿaś*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 2nd masculine singular + negative particle - do not do", "*məʾûmāh*": "masculine singular noun - anything", "*yādaʿtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know/I have known", "*yərēʾ*": "adjective masculine singular construct - fearer of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God", "*ḥāśaktā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have withheld", "*binkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your son", "*yəḥîdəkā*": "masculine singular adjective + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your only one" }, "variants": { "*tišlaḥ*": "stretch out/extend/send forth", "*naʿar*": "young man/lad/boy/servant", "*məʾûmāh*": "anything/something/any harm", "*yərēʾ*": "fearer of/one who fears/reverent of", "*ḥāśaktā*": "withheld/kept back/spared" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Genesis.22.13", "source": "וַיִּשָּׂ֨א אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּה־אַ֔יִל אַחַ֕ר נֶאֱחַ֥ז בַּסְּבַ֖ךְ בְּקַרְנָ֑יו וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אַבְרָהָם֙ וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־הָאַ֔יִל וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ לְעֹלָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wə-yiśśāʾ* *ʾabrāhām* *ʾet*-*ʿênāyw* *wə-yarʾ* and-*hinnēh*-*ʾayil* *ʾaḥar* *neʾĕḥaz* in-the-*səbak* in-*qarnāyw* *wə-yēlek* *ʾabrāhām* *wə-yiqqaḥ* *ʾet*-the-*ʾayil* *wə-yaʿălēhû* for-*ʿōlāh* *taḥat* *bənô*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiśśāʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he lifted up", "*ʿênāyw*": "feminine dual noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his eyes", "*wə-yarʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold", "*ʾayil*": "masculine singular noun - ram", "*ʾaḥar*": "preposition/adverb - behind/after", "*neʾĕḥaz*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - caught/entangled", "*səbak*": "masculine singular noun with definite article + preposition - in the thicket", "*qarnāyw*": "feminine dual noun + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix + preposition - in his horns", "*wə-yēlek*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went", "*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*wə-yaʿălēhû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular object suffix - and he offered it up", "*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of" }, "variants": { "*ʾayil*": "ram/male sheep", "*ʾaḥar*": "behind/afterward/after", "*neʾĕḥaz*": "caught/entangled/held fast", "*səbak*": "thicket/tangled branches", "*yaʿălēhû*": "offered it up/sacrificed it/caused it to ascend" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Genesis.22.16", "source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בִּ֥י נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֗י יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* by-myself *nišbaʿtî* *nəʾum*-*YHWH* that *yaʿan* *ʾăšer* *ʿāśîtā* *ʾet*-the-*dābār* the-*zeh* and-not *ḥāśaktā* *ʾet*-*binkā* *ʾet*-*yəḥîdekā*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*nišbaʿtî*": "Niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I have sworn", "*nəʾum*": "masculine singular construct noun - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*yaʿan*": "causal conjunction - because", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ʿāśîtā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have done", "*dābār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the thing/word/matter", "*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective with definite article - this", "*ḥāśaktā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have withheld", "*binkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your son", "*yəḥîdekā*": "masculine singular adjective + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your only one" }, "variants": { "*nišbaʿtî*": "I have sworn/I swear", "*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle", "*yaʿan*": "because/since/for the reason that", "*dābār*": "word/thing/matter", "*ḥāśaktā*": "withheld/kept back/spared" } }

Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Genesis.22.17", "source": "כִּֽי־בָרֵ֣ךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ֗ וְהַרְבָּ֨ה אַרְבֶּ֤ה אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְכַח֕וֹל אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־שְׂפַ֣ת הַיָּ֑ם וְיִרַ֣שׁ זַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֖ת שַׁ֥עַר אֹיְבָֽיו׃", "text": "that-*bārēk* *ʾăbārekəkā* *wə-harbāh* *ʾarbeh* *ʾet*-*zarʿăkā* as-*kôkəbê* the-*šāmayim* and-as-the-*ḥôl* *ʾăšer* upon-*śəpat* the-*yām* *wə-yiraš* *zarʿăkā* *ʾēt* *šaʿar* *ʾōyəbāyw*", "grammar": { "*bārēk*": "Piel infinitive absolute - blessing", "*ʾăbārekəkā*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular + 2nd masculine singular object suffix - I will bless you", "*wə-harbāh*": "conjunction + Hiphil infinitive absolute - and multiplying", "*ʾarbeh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will multiply", "*zarʿăkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your seed/offspring", "*kôkəbê*": "masculine plural construct noun - stars of", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the heavens", "*ḥôl*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sand", "*śəpat*": "feminine singular construct noun - shore/lip of", "*yām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sea", "*wə-yiraš*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall possess", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct noun - gate of", "*ʾōyəbāyw*": "masculine plural Qal participle + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his enemies" }, "variants": { "*bārēk ʾăbārekəkā*": "surely bless you/greatly bless you/indeed bless you", "*harbāh ʾarbeh*": "surely multiply/greatly multiply/indeed multiply", "*zarʿăkā*": "your seed/your offspring/your descendants", "*yiraš*": "shall possess/shall inherit/shall take possession of", "*šaʿar*": "gate/city/territory" } }