11 But the Angel of the Lord called unto him from heaven, saying, Abraham, Abraham. And he answered, Here am I.

12 Then he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, neither do anything unto him: for now I [a]know that thou fearest God, seeing for my sake [b]thou hast not spared thine [c]only son.

13 And Abraham lifting up his eyes, looked and behold, there was a ram behind him caught by the horns in a bush: then Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

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  1. Genesis 22:12 That is, by thy true obedience thou hast declared thy lively faith.
  2. Genesis 22:12 Or, and hast not withheld thine only son from me.
  3. Genesis 22:12 Hebrew, thy son, thy only son.

11 But the angel of the Lord(A) called out to him from heaven,(B) “Abraham! Abraham!”(C)

“Here I am,”(D) 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,(E) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(F)

13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[a] caught by its horns.(G) He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.(H)

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  1. Genesis 22:13 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text a ram behind him