Genesis 22:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah Jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְרָ֧א אַבְרָהָ֛ם שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יְהוָ֣ה ׀ יִרְאֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יֵאָמֵ֣ר הַיּ֔וֹם בְּהַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה יֵרָאֶֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-yiqrāʾ ʾabrāhām šēm-the-māqôm the-hûʾ YHWH yirʾeh ʾăšer yēʾāmēr the-yôm in-har YHWH yērāʾeh

Grammar Details

• *wə-yiqrāʾ*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he called
• *šēm*: masculine singular construct noun - name of
• *māqôm*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the place
• *hûʾ*: demonstrative pronoun with definite article - that
• *yirʾeh*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will see/provide
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
• *yēʾāmēr*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is said
• *yôm*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the day
• *har*: masculine singular construct noun - mountain of
• *yērāʾeh*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be seen/provided

Word Meanings

• *yirʾeh*: will see/will provide/will look after
• *yēʾāmēr*: it is said/it will be said/it is spoken
• *yērāʾeh*: will be seen/will be provided/will appear

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And Abraham named that place 'The LORD Will Provide,' as it is said to this day, 'On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Abraham{H85} called{H7121} the name{H8034} of that place{H4725} Jehovah-jireh:{H3070} as{H834} it is said{H559} to this day,{H3117} In the mount{H2022} of Jehovah{H3068} it shall be provided.{H7200}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Abraham{H85} called{H7121}{(H8799)} the name{H8034} of that place{H4725} Jehovahjireh{H3070}: as{H834} it is said{H559}{(H8735)} to this day{H3117}, In the mount{H2022} of the LORD{H3068} it shall be seen{H7200}{(H8735)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Abraham called the name of the place the LORde will see: wherfore it is a come saynge this daye: in the mounte will the LORde be sene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Abraham called the place. The LORDE shall prouyde. Therfore it is a comon sayenge yet this daye: Vpon the mountayne shal the LORDE prouyde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Abraham called the name of that place, Iehouah-ijreh. as it is said this day, In the mount will the Lord be seene.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Abraham called ye name of the place, the Lorde wyll see. As it is sayde this day, in the mounte will the Lorde be seene.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh-Jireh.{"Yahweh-Jireh" means "Yahweh is my provider."} As it is said to this day, "In Yahweh's mountain it will be provided.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Abraham calleth the name of that place `Jehovah-Jireh,' because it is said this day in the mount, `Jehovah doth provide.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh. As it is said to this day, In the mount of Jehovah it shall be provided.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of Jehovah it shall be provided.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Abraham gave that place the name Yahweh-yireh: as it is said to this day, In the mountain the Lord is seen.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day, "On Yahweh's mountain, it will be provided."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And Abraham called the name of that place“The LORD provides.” It is said to this day,“In the mountain of the LORD provision will be made.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 22:8 : 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide for Himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
• Exod 17:15 : 15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it The LORD is my banner:
• Judg 6:24 : 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
• Ps 22:4-5 : 4 Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You delivered them. 5 They cried to You, and were delivered; they trusted in You, and were not disappointed.
• Ezek 48:35 : 35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
• Gen 16:13-14 : 13 And she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You are the God who sees; for she said, Have I also here seen him who sees me? 14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
• 2 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed beyond measure, above strength, so much that we despaired even of life. 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
• Dan 3:17-25 : 17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the golden image which you have set up. 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed towards Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; he spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. 20 And he commanded the most mighty men in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22 Therefore, because the king's command was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished, and rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king. 25 He answered and said, Look, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
• Mic 4:10 : 10 Be in pain and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you shall go forth out of the city, and you shall dwell in the field, and you shall go even to Babylon; there you shall be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
• 1 Sam 7:12 : 12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it Ebenezer, saying, Thus far the LORD has helped us.
• Deut 32:36 : 36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
• Gen 28:19 : 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at first.
• Gen 32:30 : 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
• Gen 22:13 : 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.
• John 1:14 : 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
• 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.