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Genesis 22:10-12
Amplified Bible
Genesis 22:10-12
Amplified Bible
10 Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to [a]kill his son.(A) 11 But the [b]Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He answered, “Here I am.” 12 The Lord said, “Do not reach out [with the knife in] your hand against the boy, and do nothing to [harm] him; for now I know that you fear God [with reverence and profound respect], since you have not withheld from Me your son, your only son [of promise].”
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- Genesis 22:10 The Hebrew verb refers to a ritual procedure by which the blood flows straight to the ground.
- Genesis 22:11 See note 16:7.
Genesis 22:10-12
New International Version
Genesis 22:10-12
New International Version
10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife(A) to slay his son.(B) 11 But the angel of the Lord(C) called out to him from heaven,(D) “Abraham! Abraham!”(E)
“Here I am,”(F) he replied.
12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,(G) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(H)”
Genesis 22:10-12
King James Version
Genesis 22:10-12
King James Version
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12 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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