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Genesis 22

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    KJVAnd it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
    WEBAfter these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”
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    KJVAnd he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
    WEBHe said, “Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.”
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    KJVAnd Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
    WEBAbraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey; and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.
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    KJVThen on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
    WEBOn the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.
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    KJVAnd Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
    WEBAbraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there. We will worship, and come back to you.”
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    KJVAnd Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
    WEBAbraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together.
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    KJVAnd Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
    WEBIsaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
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    KJVAnd Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
    WEBAbraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together.
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    KJVAnd they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
    WEBThey came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.
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    KJVAnd Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
    WEBAbraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.
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    KJVAnd the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
    WEBYahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”
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    KJVAnd he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
    WEBHe said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
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    KJVAnd Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
    WEBAbraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son.
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    KJVAnd Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
    WEBAbraham called the name of that place “Yahweh Will Provide”. As it is said to this day, “On Yahweh’s mountain, it will be provided.”
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    KJVAnd the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
    WEBYahweh’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,
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    KJVAnd said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
    WEBand said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
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    KJVThat in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
    WEBthat I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.
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    KJVAnd in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
    WEBAll the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’”
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    KJVSo Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
    WEBSo Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.
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    KJVAnd it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
    WEBAfter these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
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    KJVHuz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
    WEBUz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
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    KJVAnd Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
    WEBChesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”
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    KJVAnd Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
    WEBBethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
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    KJVAnd his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
    WEBHis concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
  • King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.
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