1 N ow it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

¶ And it came to pass after these things that God proved Abraham and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Behold, here I am.

2 T hen He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou dost love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

3 S o Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

¶ And 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 cut the wood for the burnt offering and rose up and went unto the place of which God had told him.

4 T hen on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off.

Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off.

5 A nd Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.”

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder and worship and come again to you.

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

And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it upon Isaac, his son; and he took the fire in his hand and the knife; and they both went together.

7 B ut 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 the lamb for a burnt offering?”

Then Isaac spoke 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 the burnt offering?

8 A nd Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.

And Abraham answered, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering, so they both went together.

9 T hen 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 laid him on the altar, upon the wood.

And when they came to the place which God had told him of, 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.

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

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

11 B ut the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.”

¶ Then the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven and said, Abraham, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.

12 A nd He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, 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.”

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou doest fear God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

13 T hen 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.

And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked and beheld 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 instead of his son.

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

And Abraham called the name of that place The LORD Shall See (YHWH-jireh). Therefore it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

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

¶ And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time

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

and said, By myself I have sworn, said the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son;

17 b lessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.

that 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 gates of his enemies;

18 I n your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

and in thy seed shall all the Gentiles of the earth be blessed because thou hast hearkened unto my voice.

19 S o Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. The Family of Nahor

So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

20 N ow it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, “Indeed Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

¶ And it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she has also born sons unto thy brother Nahor;

21 H uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

Huz, his firstborn, and Buz, his brother, and Kemuel, the father of Aram

22 C hesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”

and Chesed and Hazo and Pildash and Jidlaph and Bethuel.

23 A nd Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

And Bethuel begat Rebekah. Milcah gave birth to these eight unto Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

24 H is concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Thahash, and Maachah.

And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, also gave birth to Tebah and Gaham and Thahash and Maachah.