Genesis 22

YHWH tests Avraham by commanding him to sacrifice Yitzchak on the mountain; Avraham obeys, but YHWH intervenes with a ram, reaffirming the covenant blessings.[1]

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Verse 1
And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass after after, behind after the things the spoken matters the matters these these ones these and God and the mighty ones and Elohim tested he thoroughly tested he thoroughly tested [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Abraham Abraham Averaham and said and he said and he said to him toward him to him Abraham Abraham Averaham and he said and he said and he said Here I am Here I am Here I am
וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms אַחַר֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar after after, behind after HR הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim Ndaba (Zulu) the things the spoken matters the matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp וְ/הָ֣/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 vehaelohim Mulimu (Lozi) and God and the mighty ones and Elohim HC/Td/Ncmpa נִסָּ֖ה 𐤍𐤎𐤄 nisah tested he thoroughly tested he thoroughly tested HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אַבְרָהָ֑ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms אַבְרָהָ֖ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham-2 Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הִנֵּֽנִ/י 𐤄𐤍𐤍/𐤉 hineni mona (Bemba) Here I am Here I am Here I am HTm/Sp1cs
Verse 2
and he said and he said and he said take Take! Take! now please please — object-marker [·] your son your son your son — object-marker [·] your only son your unique one your only one whom that-which that which you love you loved you love — object-marker [·] Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq and go and go and go yourself — for yourself to toward toward the land land land of Moriah the Seen-of-Yah the Moriyah and offer him and make him ascend and make him ascend there in that place there as a burnt offering for an ascending-offering for a whole-burnt-offering on upon upon one one one of the mountains the mountains the mountains which that-which that which I will tell I will say I will say you toward you to you
וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms קַח 𐤒𐤇 qach take Take! Take! HVqv2ms נָ֠א 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo בִּנְ/ךָ֨ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 binekha Bene (Bemba) your son your son your son HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo יְחִֽידְ/ךָ֤ 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yechidekha your only son your unique one your only one HAamsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which that which HTr אָהַ֨בְתָּ֙ 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 ahaveta hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) you love you loved you love HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 object-marker [·] HTo יִצְחָ֔ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Aseka (Bemba) Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq HNp וְ/לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊 velekhe and go and go and go HC/Vqv2ms לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha yourself for yourself HR/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR אֶ֖רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) the land land land HNcbsc הַ/מֹּרִיָּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤄 hamoriyah of Moriah the Seen-of-Yah the Moriyah HTd/Np וְ/הַעֲלֵ֤/הוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤋/𐤄𐤅 vehaalehu Aleya (Bemba) and offer him and make him ascend and make him ascend HC/Vhv2ms/Sp3ms שָׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD לְ/עֹלָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤄 leolah as a burnt offering for an ascending-offering for a whole-burnt-offering HR/Ncfsa עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR אַחַ֣ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 achad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa הֶֽ/הָרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim of the mountains the mountains the mountains HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which that which HTr אֹמַ֥ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omar I will tell I will say I will say HVqi1cs אֵלֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha you toward you to you HR/Sp2ms
Verse 3
rose early and he started early and he rose early Abraham Abraham Averaham in the morning in the morning in the daybreak saddled and he bound up and he saddled (direct object marker) object-marker [·] his donkey his male donkey his male donkey took and he took and he took (direct object marker) object-marker [·] two two of two of of his young men his young men his young men with him with him with him and and object-marker [·] Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq his son his son his son split he split open forcefully and he split open forcefully wood trees of trees of for the burnt offering ascending offering whole-burnt-offering arose and he rose up and he rose up went and he went and he went to toward toward the place the standing-place the standing-place which that-which that which had told he said he said him — to him God the Mighty Ones the Elohim
וַ/יַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤌 vayashekem rose early and he started early and he rose early HC/Vhw3ms אַבְרָהָ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp בַּ/בֹּ֗קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer buka (Bemba) in the morning in the morning in the daybreak HRd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤁𐤔 vayachavosh saddled and he bound up and he saddled HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo חֲמֹר֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤌𐤓/𐤅 chamoro his donkey his male donkey his male donkey HNcbsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּקַּ֞ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach took and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo שְׁנֵ֤י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of two of HAcmdc נְעָרָי/ו֙ 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤅 nearayv of his young men his young men his young men HNcmpc/Sp3ms אִתּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To יִצְחָ֣ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Aseka (Bemba) Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq HNp בְּנ֑/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יְבַקַּע֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤏 vayevaqa split he split open forcefully and he split open forcefully HC/Vpw3ms עֲצֵ֣י 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey wood trees of trees of HNcmpc עֹלָ֔ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 olah for the burnt offering ascending offering whole-burnt-offering HNcfsa וַ/יָּ֣קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam uku-ima (Bemba) arose and he rose up and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֵּ֔לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR הַ/מָּק֖וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr אָֽמַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar had told he said he said HVqp3ms ל֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him to him HR/Sp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa
Verse 5
And he said and he said and he said Abraham Abraham Averaham to toward to his young men his young men his young men Stay Sit down! Sit down here — for yourselves here here here with if / whether with the donkey the male donkey the male donkey and I and I and I and the boy and the young male and the youth will go let us go let us go over there up to up to there in this manner there and worship and we will bow ourselves down and we will bow ourselves down and come back and let us turn back and let us return to you toward you (mp) to you
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR נְעָרָ֗י/ו 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤅 nearayv his young men his young men his young men HNcmpc/Sp3ms שְׁבוּ 𐤔𐤁𐤅 shevu Stay Sit down! Sit down HVqv2mp לָ/כֶ֥ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem here for yourselves HR/Sp2mp פֹּה֙ 𐤐𐤄 poh here here here HD עִֽם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR הַ/חֲמ֔וֹר 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓 hachamor the donkey the male donkey the male donkey HTd/Ncbsa וַ/אֲנִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and I and I and I HC/Pp1cs וְ/הַ/נַּ֔עַר 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓 vehanaar and the boy and the young male and the youth HC/Td/Ncmsa נֵלְכָ֖ה 𐤍𐤋𐤊𐤄 nelekhah will go let us go let us go HVqh1cp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad over there up to up to HR כֹּ֑ה 𐤊𐤄 koh there in this manner there HD וְ/נִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤄 venishetachaveh and worship and we will bow ourselves down and we will bow ourselves down HC/Vvi1cp וְ/נָשׁ֥וּבָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤄 venashuvah and come back and let us turn back and let us return HC/Vqh1cp אֲלֵי/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem to you toward you (mp) to you HR/Sp2mp
Verse 6
took and he took and he took Abraham Abraham Averaham [direct object marker] object-marker [·] wood trees of trees of the burnt offering the ascending-offering the whole-burnt-offering and laid and he placed and he set on upon upon Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq his son his son his son and took and he took and he took in his hand in his hand in his hand [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the fire the fire the fire and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] the knife the slaughter-knife the slaughter-knife and they went they went and they went both of them the two of them the two of them together as one together together
וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach took and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo עֲצֵ֣י 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey wood trees of trees of HNcmpc הָ/עֹלָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤋𐤄 haolah the burnt offering the ascending-offering the whole-burnt-offering HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יָּ֨שֶׂם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and laid and he placed and he set HC/Vqw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR יִצְחָ֣ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Aseka (Bemba) Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq HNp בְּנ֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach-2 and took and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/יָד֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in his hand in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אֵ֖שׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔 haesh the fire the fire the fire HTd/Ncbsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To הַֽ/מַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤕 hamaakhelet the knife the slaughter-knife the slaughter-knife HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֵּלְכ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went they went and they went HC/Vqw3mp שְׁנֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sheneyhem both of them the two of them the two of them HAcmdc/Sp3mp יַחְדָּֽו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together together HD
Verse 7
and said and he said and he said Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq to toward to Abraham Abraham Averaham his father his father his father and he said and he said and he said My father my father my father and he said and he said and he said Here I am Here I am Here I am my son my son my son And he said and he said and he said Behold Look! look the fire the fire the fire and the wood and the trees and the wood but where is and where? and where the lamb the flock-animal the lamb for a burnt offering for an ascending-offering for a whole-burnt-offering
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יִצְחָ֜ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Aseka (Bemba) Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אַבְרָהָ֤ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp אָבִי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אָבִ֔/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi My father my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-3 and he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הִנֶּ֣נִּֽ/י 𐤄𐤍𐤍/𐤉 hineni mona (Bemba) Here I am Here I am Here I am HTm/Sp1cs בְנִ֑/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 veni Bene (Bemba) my son my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-4 And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm הָ/אֵשׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔 haesh the fire the fire the fire HTd/Ncbsa וְ/הָ֣/עֵצִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 vehaetsim and the wood and the trees and the wood HC/Td/Ncmpa וְ/אַיֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤄 veayeh but where is and where? and where HC/Ti הַ/שֶּׂ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤄 haseh the lamb the flock-animal the lamb HTd/Ncbsa לְ/עֹלָֽה 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤄 leolah for a burnt offering for an ascending-offering for a whole-burnt-offering HR/Ncfsa
Verse 9
they came they came they came to toward to the place the standing-place the place which that-which which he had said he said he said to him — to him God the Mighty Ones the Elohim he built and he built and he built there in that place there Abraham Abraham Averaham [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the altar the sacrifice-place the altar he arranged and he arranged and he arranged [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the wood the trees the trees he bound he bound he bound [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq his son his son his son he laid and he placed and he set him him [·] on upon upon the altar the sacrifice-place the altar upon from above from above the wood to the trees the wood
וַ/יָּבֹ֗אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou they came they came they came HC/Vqw3mp אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/מָּקוֹם֮ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place the place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr אָֽמַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he had said he said he said HVqp3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִים֒ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּ֨בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven akha (Zulu) he built and he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms שָׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD אַבְרָהָם֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar the sacrifice-place the altar HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤊 vayaarokhe he arranged and he arranged and he arranged HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/עֵצִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 haetsim the wood the trees the trees HTd/Ncmpa וַֽ/יַּעֲקֹד֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤃 vayaaqod he bound he bound he bound HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יִצְחָ֣ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Aseka (Bemba) Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq HNp בְּנ֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem he laid and he placed and he set HC/Vqw3ms אֹת/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha-2 the altar the sacrifice-place the altar HTd/Ncmsa מִ/מַּ֖עַל 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤋 mimaal upon from above from above HR/D לָ/עֵצִֽים 𐤋/𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 laetsim the wood to the trees the wood HRd/Ncmpa
Verse 12
And he said and he said and he said do not upon / over do not lay may you send forth send forth your hand your hand your hand on toward toward the boy the youth the youth nor and do not and do not do may you do do to him — to him anything any marked thing anything for for/because for now you now you I know I knew I knew that for/because that you fear fearful one of fearful one of God mighty ones Elohim you are you you and have not and not and not withheld you withheld you withheld — object-marker [·] your son your son your son — object-marker [·] your only your unique one your only one from me from me from me
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תִּשְׁלַ֤ח 𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇 tishelach lay may you send forth send forth HVqj2ms יָֽדְ/ךָ֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el on toward toward HR הַ/נַּ֔עַר 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓 hanaar the boy the youth the youth HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal nor and do not and do not HC/Tn תַּ֥עַשׂ 𐤕𐤏𐤔 taas do may you do do HVqj2ms ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms מְא֑וּמָּה 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤄 meumah anything any marked thing anything HNcfsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC עַתָּ֣ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you now you HD יָדַ֗עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I know I knew I knew HVqp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because that HC יְרֵ֤א 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yere you fear fearful one of fearful one of HAamsc אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa אַ֔תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 you are you you HPp2ms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and have not and not and not HC/Tn חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ 𐤇𐤔𐤊𐤕 chasakheta withheld you withheld you withheld HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo בִּנְ/ךָ֥ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 binekha Bene (Bemba) your son your son your son HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo יְחִידְ/ךָ֖ 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yechidekha your only your unique one your only one HAamsc/Sp2ms מִמֶּֽ/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from me from me from me HR/Sp1cs
Verse 13
lifted up and he lifted and he lifted Abraham Abraham Averaham [direct object marker] object-marker [·] his eyes his two eyes his eyes and saw and he saw and he saw and behold and look! and look a ram mighty ram a ram behind after, behind behind caught was seized caught in the thicket in the tangled thicket in the thicket by its horns with his two horns by his horns went and he went and he went Abraham Abraham Averaham took and he took and he took [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the ram the strong ram the strong ram offered it up and he caused him to ascend and he caused him to go up as a burnt offering for an ascending-offering for a whole-burnt-offering instead of under; in place of instead of his son his son his son
וַ/יִּשָּׂ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀 vayisa lifted up and he lifted and he lifted HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo עֵינָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 eynayv Enyi (Fante) his eyes his two eyes his eyes HNcbdc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּרְא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and saw and he saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms וְ/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh mona (Bemba) and behold and look! and look HC/Tm אַ֔יִל 𐤀𐤉𐤋 ayil a ram mighty ram a ram HNcmsa אַחַ֕ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar behind after, behind behind HR נֶאֱחַ֥ז 𐤍𐤀𐤇𐤆 neechaz caught was seized caught HVNp3ms בַּ/סְּבַ֖ךְ 𐤁/𐤎𐤁𐤊 basevakhe in the thicket in the tangled thicket in the thicket HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/קַרְנָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beqarenayv by its horns with his two horns by his horns HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּ֤לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָם֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham-2 Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach took and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אַ֔יִל 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤋 haayil the ram the strong ram the strong ram HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּעֲלֵ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋/𐤄𐤅 vayaalehu Aleya (Bemba) offered it up and he caused him to ascend and he caused him to go up HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms לְ/עֹלָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤄 leolah as a burnt offering for an ascending-offering for a whole-burnt-offering HR/Ncfsa תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat instead of under; in place of instead of HR בְּנֽ/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 14
called he called and he called Abraham Abraham Averaham the name name-of name of of that place the standing-place the place that he that Adonai-jireh (the LORD will see/provide) Yahweh Yahweh will see/will be seen he sees he will see as that-which that which it is said it will be said it will be said to this day the day the day in the mount in mountain of in mountain of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh it shall be seen/provided he will be seen it will be seen
וַ/יִּקְרָ֧א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera called he called and he called HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָ֛ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp שֵֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 shem the name name-of name of HNcmsc הַ/מָּק֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom of that place the standing-place the place HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֖וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) Adonai-jireh (the LORD will see/provide) Yahweh Yahweh HNp יִרְאֶ֑ה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yireeh will see/will be seen he sees he will see HVqi3ms אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher as that-which that which HTr יֵאָמֵ֣ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yeamer it is said it will be said it will be said HVNi3ms הַ/יּ֔וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom to this day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/הַ֥ר 𐤁/𐤄𐤓 behar in the mount in mountain of in mountain of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יֵרָאֶֽה 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 yeraeh it shall be seen/provided he will be seen it will be seen HVNi3ms
Verse 16
and said and he said and he said by myself — by myself I have sworn I swore an oath I swore an oath declares solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh that for/because because because because because that that-which that you have done you have done you have done — object-marker [·] this thing the spoken-matter the thing this this one this and not and not and not you withheld you withheld you withheld — object-marker [·] your son your son your son — object-marker [·] your only one your unique one your only one
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms בִּ֥/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi by myself by myself HR/Sp1cs נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤉 nishebaeti I have sworn I swore an oath I swore an oath HVNp1cs נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because because HC יַ֚עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because because because HC אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr עָשִׂ֨יתָ֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita you have done you have done you have done HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) this thing the spoken-matter the thing HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ 𐤇𐤔𐤊𐤕 chasakheta you withheld you withheld you withheld HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo בִּנְ/ךָ֥ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 binekha Bene (Bemba) your son your son your son HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 object-marker [·] HTo יְחִידֶֽ/ךָ 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yechidekha your only one your unique one your only one HAamsc/Sp2ms
Verse 17
that for/because that blessing to richly bless richly bless I will bless I will bless you I will bless you and multiplying and causing to multiply and greatly multiply I will multiply I will cause to multiply I will cause to multiply — object-marker [·] your seed your seed your seed as the stars like stars of like stars of of the heavens the lofty-heights the heavens and as the sand and like loose sand and like the sand which that-which which on upon upon the shore edge-of lip-of of the sea the sea the sea shall possess and he will take possession and he will take possession your seed your seed your seed — object-marker [·] the gate gateway of gateway of of his enemies his hostile ones his enemies
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC בָרֵ֣ךְ 𐤁𐤓𐤊 varekhe baraka (Swahili) blessing to richly bless richly bless HVpa אֲבָרֶכְ/ךָ֗ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤊 avarekhekha baraka (Swahili) I will bless I will bless you I will bless you HVpi1cs/Sp2ms וְ/הַרְבָּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 veharebah and multiplying and causing to multiply and greatly multiply HC/Vha אַרְבֶּ֤ה 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤄 arebeh I will multiply I will cause to multiply I will cause to multiply HVhi1cs אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo זַרְעֲ/ךָ֙ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareakha your seed your seed your seed HNcmsc/Sp2ms כְּ/כוֹכְבֵ֣י 𐤊/𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤉 kekhokhevey as the stars like stars of like stars of HR/Ncmpc הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim sama (Kongo) of the heavens the lofty-heights the heavens HTd/Ncmpa וְ/כַ/ח֕וֹל 𐤅/𐤊/𐤇𐤅𐤋 vekhachol and as the sand and like loose sand and like the sand HC/Rd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR שְׂפַ֣ת 𐤔𐤐𐤕 sefat the shore edge-of lip-of HNcfsc הַ/יָּ֑ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam of the sea the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa וְ/יִרַ֣שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤔 veyirash shall possess and he will take possession and he will take possession HC/Vqi3ms זַרְעֲ/ךָ֔ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareakha-2 your seed your seed your seed HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo שַׁ֥עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar the gate gateway of gateway of HNcmsc אֹיְבָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤅 oyevayv of his enemies his hostile ones his enemies HVqrmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 19
So Abraham returned and he turned back and he returned Abraham Abraham Averaham to toward toward his young men his young men his young men and they arose and they rose up and they rose up and went they went and they went together as one together together to toward toward Beersheba Well-of-the-Oath Beer Sheva Sheba Well-of-the-Oath Beer Sheva and dwelt and he sat/dwelt and he dwelt Abraham Abraham Averaham at Beersheba in Well-of-the-Oath in Beer Sheva Sheba Well-of-the-Oath Beer Sheva
וַ/יָּ֤שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav So Abraham returned and he turned back and he returned HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָם֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR נְעָרָ֔י/ו 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤅 nearayv his young men his young men his young men HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּקֻ֛מוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌𐤅 vayaqumu uku-ima (Bemba) and they arose and they rose up and they rose up HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יֵּלְכ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and went they went and they went HC/Vqw3mp יַחְדָּ֖ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together together HD אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward toward HR בְּאֵ֣ר 𐤁𐤀𐤓 beer Beersheba Well-of-the-Oath Beer Sheva HNp שָׁ֑בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 shava Sheba Well-of-the-Oath Beer Sheva HNp וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and dwelt and he sat/dwelt and he dwelt HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָ֖ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham-2 Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp בִּ/בְאֵ֥ר 𐤁/𐤁𐤀𐤓 biveer at Beersheba in Well-of-the-Oath in Beer Sheva HR/Np שָֽׁבַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 shava-2 Sheba Well-of-the-Oath Beer Sheva HNp
Verse 20
And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass after after, following after these things the spoken matters the matters these these ones these it was told and it was made known and it was declared to Abraham to Abraham to Averaham saying to say to say Behold Look! look has borne she bore offspring has borne Milcah Milcah Milekah also also also she she she children sons sons to your brother Nahor to Nahor to Nachor your brother your brother your brother
וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms אַחֲרֵי֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following after HR הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim Ndaba (Zulu) these things the spoken matters the matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp וַ/יֻּגַּ֥ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 vayugad it was told and it was made known and it was declared HC/VHw3ms לְ/אַבְרָהָ֖ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 leaveraham to Abraham to Abraham to Averaham HR/Np לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc הִ֠נֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm יָלְדָ֨ה 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤄 yaledah fyala (Bemba) has borne she bore offspring has borne HVqp3fs מִלְכָּ֥ה 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 milekah Milcah Milcah Milekah HNp גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HD הִ֛וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv she she she HPp3fs בָּנִ֖ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) children sons sons HNcmpa לְ/נָח֥וֹר 𐤋/𐤍𐤇𐤅𐤓 lenachor to your brother Nahor to Nahor to Nachor HR/Np אָחִֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 achikha your brother your brother your brother HNcmsc/Sp2ms
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