10 And Abraham reached out with his hand and took the knife to [a]slaughter his son. 11 But (A)the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, “Do not reach out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him; for now (B)I know that you [b]fear God, since you have not withheld (C)your son, your only son, from Me.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 22:10 I.e., following prescribed ritual
  2. Genesis 22:12 Or revere; lit are a fearer of God

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