Genesis 22
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיֹּ֡אמֶרand he saidקַח־takeנָ֠אpleaseאֶת־obj.בִּנְךָ֨son yourאֶת־obj.יְחִֽידְךָ֤only son yourאֲשֶׁר־whomאָהַ֙בְתָּ֙you loveאֶת־obj.יִצְחָ֔קIsaacוְלֶךְ־and goלְךָ֔for the yourselfאֶל־toאֶ֖רֶץthe land ofהַמֹּרִיָּ֑הthe Moriahוְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּand offer up himשָׁם֙thereלְעֹלָ֔הto a burnt offeringעַ֚לonאַחַ֣דone ofהֶֽהָרִ֔יםthe mountainsאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichאֹמַ֥רI will tellאֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you
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וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םand he rose earlyאַבְרָהָ֜םAbrahamבַּבֹּ֗קֶרin the morningוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙and he saddledאֶת־obj.חֲמֹר֔וֹdonkey hisוַיִּקַּ֞חand he tookאֶת־obj.שְׁנֵ֤יtwo ofנְעָרָיו֙servants hisאִתּ֔וֹwith himוְאֵ֖תand obj.יִצְחָ֣קIsaacבְּנ֑וֹson hisוַיְבַקַּע֙and he cutעֲצֵ֣יwoods ofעֹלָ֔הburnt offeringוַיָּ֣קָםand he aroseוַיֵּ֔לֶךְand he wentאֶל־toהַמָּק֖וֹםthe placeאֲשֶׁר־whichאָֽמַר־he had saidל֥וֹto the himהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃the God
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וַיִּקַּ֨חand he tookאַבְרָהָ֜םAbrahamאֶת־obj.עֲצֵ֣יthe woods ofהָעֹלָ֗הthe burnt offeringוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙and he put itעַל־onיִצְחָ֣קIsaacבְּנ֔וֹson hisוַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookבְּיָד֔וֹin hand hisאֶת־obj.הָאֵ֖שׁthe fireוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶתthe knifeוַיֵּלְכ֥וּand they wentשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םthe two of themיַחְדָּֽו׃together
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיִצְחָ֜קIsaacאֶל־toאַבְרָהָ֤םAbrahamאָבִיו֙father hisוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאָבִ֔יO father myוַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidהִנֶּ֣נִּֽיhere am Iבְנִ֑יO son myוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidהִנֵּ֤הhere!הָאֵשׁ֙the fireוְהָ֣עֵצִ֔יםand the woodsוְאַיֵּ֥הand where?הַשֶּׂ֖הis the sheepלְעֹלָֽה׃for a burnt offering
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וַיָּבֹ֗אוּand they cameאֶֽל־toהַמָּקוֹם֮the placeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאָֽמַר־he had saidל֣וֹto the himהָאֱלֹהִים֒the Godוַיִּ֨בֶןand he builtשָׁ֤םthereאַבְרָהָם֙Abrahamאֶת־obj.הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altarוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְand he arrangedאֶת־obj.הָעֵצִ֑יםthe woodsוַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙and he boundאֶת־obj.יִצְחָ֣קIsaacבְּנ֔וֹson hisוַיָּ֤שֶׂםand he putאֹתוֹ֙obj. himעַל־onהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altarמִמַּ֖עַלfrom aboveלָעֵצִֽים׃to the woods
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidאַל־may notתִּשְׁלַ֤חyou stretch outיָֽדְךָ֙hand yourאֶל־againstהַנַּ֔עַרthe ladוְאַל־and may notתַּ֥עַשׂyou doל֖וֹto the himמְא֑וּמָּהanythingכִּ֣י׀forעַתָּ֣הnowיָדַ֗עְתִּיI knowכִּֽי־thatיְרֵ֤אare one fearingאֱלֹהִים֙of Godאַ֔תָּהyouוְלֹ֥אand notחָשַׂ֛כְתָּyou have withheldאֶת־obj.בִּנְךָ֥son yourאֶת־obj.יְחִידְךָ֖only son yourמִמֶּֽנִּי׃from me
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וַיִּשָּׂ֨אand he lifted upאַבְרָהָ֜םAbrahamאֶת־obj.עֵינָ֗יוeyes hisוַיַּרְא֙and he sawוְהִנֵּה־and there!אַ֔יִלa ramאַחַ֕רbehindנֶאֱחַ֥זit was caughtבַּסְּבַ֖ךְin the thicketבְּקַרְנָ֑יוby horns itsוַיֵּ֤לֶךְand he wentאַבְרָהָם֙Abrahamוַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookאֶת־obj.הָאַ֔יִלthe ramוַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּand he offered up itלְעֹלָ֖הto a burnt offeringתַּ֥חַתin place ofבְּנֽוֹ׃son his
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כִּֽי־forבָרֵ֣ךְsurely blessאֲבָרֶכְךָ֗I will bless youוְהַרְבָּ֨הand certainly to increaseאַרְבֶּ֤הI will increaseאֶֽת־obj.זַרְעֲךָ֙offspring yourכְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יlike the stars ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְכַח֕וֹלand like the sandאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichעַל־is onשְׂפַ֣תthe shore ofהַיָּ֑םthe seaוְיִרַ֣שׁso it may take possession ofזַרְעֲךָ֔offspring yourאֵ֖תobj.שַׁ֥עַרthe gate ofאֹיְבָֽיו׃enemies its
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