Hebrews 11:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πίστει προσενήνοχεν Ἀβραὰμ τὸν Ἰσαὰκ, πειραζόμενος: καὶ τὸν μονογενῆ προσέφερεν ὁ τὰς ἐπαγγελίας ἀναδεξάμενος,

Transliteration

By pistei prosenēnochen Abraam ton Isaak, being peirazomenos: and the monogenē he prosepheren who the epangelias having anadexamenos,

Grammar Details

• *pistei*: dative, feminine, singular - by faith
• *prosenēnochen*: perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - has offered
• *ton*: accusative, masculine, singular - the
• *peirazomenos*: present passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being tested
• *monogenē*: accusative, masculine, singular - only begotten
• *prosepheren*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was offering
• *epangelias*: accusative, feminine, plural - promises
• *anadexamenos*: aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having received/accepted

Word Meanings

• *prosenēnochen*: has offered/presented/brought
• *peirazomenos*: being tested/tried/tempted
• *monogenē*: only begotten/only/unique
• *prosepheren*: was offering/presenting/bringing
• *anadexamenos*: having received/accepted/undertaken

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  By faith{G4102} Abraham,{G11} being tried,{G3985} offered up{G4374} Isaac:{G2464} yea,{G2532} he that had gladly received{G324} the promises{G1860} was offering up{G4374} his only begotten{G3439} [son];

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  By faith{G4102} Abraham{G11}, when he was tried{G3985}{(G5746)}, offered up{G4374}{(G5754)} Isaac{G2464}: and{G2532} he that had received{G324}{(G5666)} the promises{G1860} offered up{G4374}{(G5707)} his only begotten{G3439} son,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  In fayth Abraham offered vp Isaac whe he was tempted and he offered him beinge his only begotten sonne which had receaved the promyses

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  By faith Abraha offered vp Isaac, wha he was tempted, and gaue ouer his onely begotten sonne, in whom he had receaued the promyses,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  By faith Abraham offered vp Isaac, when he was tryed, and he that had receiued the promises, offered his onely begotten sonne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  By fayth Abraham offered by Isaac when he was proued: and he that had receaued the promises, offered vp his only begotten sonne:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son],

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten `son';

• American Standard Version (1901)

  By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten [son] ;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  By faith Abraham made an offering of Isaac, when he was tested: and he with whom the agreement had been made gave up as an offering the only son of his body,

• World English Bible (2000)

  By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 22:1-9 : 1 And it happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2 And He said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of. 3 And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, Stay here with the donkey; and I and the boy will go over there and worship, and come again to you. 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here I am, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for the burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide for Himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11 And the angel of the LORD called to him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here I am. 12 And he said, Do not lay your hand upon the boy, nor do anything to him: for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son from me.
• Gen 22:16 : 16 And said, By myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son:
• Deut 8:2 : 2 And you shall remember all the way which the LORD your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, and to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.
• 2 Chr 32:31 : 31 However, concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
• Job 1:11-12 : 11 But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face." 12 And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not put forth your hand on himself." So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
• Job 2:3-6 : 3 And the LORD said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and upright man, one who fears God, and shuns evil? And still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause. 4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yes, all that a man has will he give for his life. 5 But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face. 6 And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; but spare his life.
• Prov 17:3 : 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
• Dan 11:35 : 35 And some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end, because it is still for the appointed time.
• Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
• Mal 3:2-3 : 2 But who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.
• John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
• Heb 7:6 : 6 But he whose genealogy is not counted from them received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.
• Jas 1:2-4 : 2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials; 3 Knowing this, that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
• Jas 2:21-24 : 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see how faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. And he was called the Friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
• Jas 5:11 : 11 Behold, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and full of mercy.
• 1 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 In which you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
• 1 Pet 4:12 : 12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you:
• Rev 3:10 : 10 Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.