Genesis 22:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 22:10

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.”

15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven,

Verse Comparison: Genesis 22:10

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American Standard Version
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

Amplified® Bible
And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took hold of the knife to slay his son.

Contemporary English Version
He then took the knife and got ready to kill his son.

Darby English Version
And Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slaughter his son.

Good News Bible
Then he picked up the knife to kill him.

King James Version
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

New American Standard Bible
Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

New International Version
Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

New King James Version
And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

Revised Standard Version
Then Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

Young's Literal Translation
and Abraham putteth forth his hand, and taketh the knife -- to slaughter his son.

New English Translation
Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter¹ his son.

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