1{
"verseID": "Genesis.22.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים נִסָּ֖ה אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃",
"text": "*wə-yəhî* after the *dəbārîm* the *ʾēlleh* and-the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *nissāh* *ʾet*-*ʾabrāhām* *wə-yōʾmer* to-him *ʾabrāhām* *wə-yōʾmer* *hinnēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəhî*": "conjunction + preterite, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened",
"*dəbārîm*": "masculine plural noun - words/things/matters",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun - these",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with singular verb agreement - God",
"*nissāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - tested/tried/proved",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾabrāhām*": "proper noun - Abraham",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*hinnēnî*": "interjection + 1st person singular pronominal suffix - behold me/here I am"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass",
"*dəbārîm*": "words/things/matters/events",
"*nissāh*": "tested/tried/proved/put to the test",
"*hinnēnî*": "here I am/behold me/I am ready"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Genesis.22.4",
"source": "בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י וַיִּשָּׂ֨א אַבְרָהָ֧ם אֶת־עֵינָ֛יו וַיַּ֥רְא אֶת־הַמָּק֖וֹם מֵרָחֹֽק׃",
"text": "On-the-*yôm* the-*šəlîšî* *wə-yiśśāʾ* *ʾabrāhām* *ʾet*-*ʿênāyw* *wə-yarʾ* *ʾet*-the-*māqôm* from-*rāḥōq*",
"grammar": {
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article + preposition - on the day",
"*šəlîšî*": "ordinal adjective with definite article - the third",
"*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",
"*māqôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the place",
"*rāḥōq*": "masculine singular adjective with preposition - from afar/distant"
},
"variants": {
"*yiśśāʾ*": "lifted up/raised",
"*rāḥōq*": "afar/distant/far off"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Genesis.22.8",
"source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם אֱלֹהִ֞ים יִרְאֶה־לּ֥וֹ הַשֶּׂ֛ה לְעֹלָ֖ה בְּנִ֑י וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם יַחְדָּֽו׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʾabrāhām* *ʾĕlōhîm* *yirʾeh*-to-him the-*śeh* for-*ʿōlāh* *bənî* *wə-yēləkû* two-of-them *yaḥdāw*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with singular verb agreement - God",
"*yirʾeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will see/provide",
"*śeh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the lamb",
"*ʿōlāh*": "feminine singular noun - burnt offering",
"*bənî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my son",
"*wə-yēləkû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went",
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together"
},
"variants": {
"*yirʾeh*": "will see/will provide/will look out for",
"*śeh*": "lamb/sheep/young animal for sacrifice",
"*yaḥdāw*": "together/unitedly/as one"
}
}
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"
}
}