Genesis 22:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 22:8

6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and ^alaid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together.

7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the¹ lamb for a burnt offering?”

8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the ^alamb for a ^bburnt offering.” So the two of them went together.

9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and ^alaid him on the altar, upon the wood.

10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

11 But the ^aAngel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.”

12 And He said, ^a“Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for ^bnow I know that you fear God, since you have not ^cwithheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

14 And Abraham called the name of the place,¹ The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 22:8

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American Standard Version
And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son. So they went both of them together.

Amplified® Bible
Abraham said, My son, God Himself will provide a lamb for the burnt offering. So the two went on together.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself with the sheep for a burnt-offering. And they went both of them together.

Good News Bible
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together.

King James Version
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

New American Standard Bible
Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son. So the two of them walked on together."

New International Version
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them went on together.

New King James Version
And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together.

Revised Standard Version
Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.

Young's Literal Translation
and Abraham saith, `God doth provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son;' and they go on both of them together.

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