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Genesis 17-25 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 23:56, December 16, 2009
, 23:56, December 16, 2009→Chapter 22
==Chapter 22==
==Chapter 22==
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|And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
|And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
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|After all these things had taken place, [[God]] probed [[Abraham]]. He said to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham said, "Behold me."
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|And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
|And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
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|And He said, "Please take your son, your only son [[Isaac]], whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there for an ascent offering on one of the mountains that I will point out to you."
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|The phrase translated "burnt offering" actually translates as "ascent offering."
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|And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
|And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
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|Abraham got up in the early morning, and saddled a donkey, and took two young men with him, along with his son Isaac. He split the wood for the ascent offering, and rose up and went to the place where [[God]] told him to go.
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|Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
|Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
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|On the third day, Abraham lifted up his eyes, and could see the place from far away.
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|And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you,
|And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you,
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|Abraham told his young men, "Sit here with the donkey; my son and I will go further on and worship, and return to you."
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|And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
|And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
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|Abraham took the wood he had prepared for the ascent offering, and placed it on the shoulders of his son Isaac. He took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and they were both going together.
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|And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
|And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
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|Isaac said to his father Abraham, "Father," and he said, "Behold me, my son." And he said, "Here's the fire and the wood. but where is the flockling for an ascent offering?"
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|And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
|And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
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|Abraham said, "Son, God will provide for Himself a flockling for an ascent offering." And they were both going together.
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|The repetition is typical [[Hebrew]] poetic form.
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|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.
|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.
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|They came to the place where God told him to come. There Abraham built an altar, and arranged the wood. Then he trussed his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
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|And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
|And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
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|Abraham was reaching out and taking the knife in order to slay his son,
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|And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
|And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
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|when the Messenger of the [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] called to him from the skies, saying, "Abraham! Abraham!" And Abraham said, "Behold me."
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|The repetition could mean either that the Messenger, or [[Angel of the Lord]], had to call him twice, or that the call was made with unusually heavy emphasis.
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|And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
|And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
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|And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the young man, nor do anything to him. I know now that you fear God, and that you did not withhold your son, your only son, from Me."
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|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 him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
|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 him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
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|Abraham lifted his eyes and looked. To his surprise, he saw a ram caught in a thicket by his horns. Abraham went, took the ram, and offered him up as an ascent offering instead of his son.
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|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.
|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.
Abraham called that place Jehovah-jireh. And to this day the proverb says, "In the mountain of the L<small>ORD</small> it will be seen."
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|Literally, "The L<small>ORD</small> shall see"
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|And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
|And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
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|The Messenger of the L<small>ORD</small> called to Abraham a second time out of the skies,
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|And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
|And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
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|saying, "In me I swear, says the L<small>ORD</small>, that because you did this thing, and did not withhold your son, your only son,"
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|That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
|That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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|"that I will bless you exceedingly, and multiply you exceedingly, like the stars in the skies, and like the sand on the seashore, and your descendants will possess the gate of their enemies."
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|And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
|And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
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|"And all the ethnicities of the earth will find blessing in your Descendant, because you obeyed My voice."
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|That Descendant is [[Jesus Christ]].
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|So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
|So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
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|So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went as a group to Beer-sheba, and Abraham made his dwelling in Beer-sheba.
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|Literally, "house of seven." See Chapter 21 for how this place got its name.
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|And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
|And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
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|Eventually, after these things happened, this news came to Abraham: "[[Milcah]] has also given birth to children for your brother [[Nahor]]."
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|Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
|Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
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|Their names were [[Uz]], his firstborn, his brother [[Buz]], and [[Kemuel]] the father of [[Aram]],
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|And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
|And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
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|and [[Chesed]] and [[Hazu]] and [[Pildash]] and [[Jidlaph]] and [[Bethuel]].
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|"Hazu" is more in keeping with Hebrew convention than "Hazo."
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|And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
|And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
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|Bethuel became the father of [[Rebekah]]. Milcah bore these eight men to Nahor, brother of Abraham.
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|And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
|And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
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|Nahor had a concubine named [[Reumah]], who also gave birth to [[Tebah]], [[Gaham]], [[Thahash]], and [[Maachah]].
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==Chapter 23==
==Chapter 23==