Genesis 22:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 22:13

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,

16 and said: ^a“By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—

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Interlinear Bible for Genesis 22:13:

And Abraham
'Abraham (#85) lifted up
nasa' (#5375)
'eth (#853) his eyes,
`ayin (#5869) and looked,
ra'ah (#7200) and behold
hinneh (#2009) behind
'achar (#310) him a ram
'ayil (#352) caught
'achaz (#270) in a thicket
cbak (#5442) by his horns:
qeren (#7161) and Abraham
'Abraham (#85) went
halak (#1980) and took
laqach (#3947)
'eth (#853) the ram,
'ayil (#352) and offered him up
`alah (#5927) for a burnt offering
`olah (#5930) in the stead of
tachath (#8478) his son.
ben (#1121)

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