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Genesis 22:6 KJV
Genesis · chapter 22 · verse 6
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 a knife; and they went both of them together.Genesis 22:6 · King James Version
Genesis 22:6 in context
4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5And 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.
6And 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.
7And 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?
8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
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Key words (Strong's)
- offeringʻôlâha step orH5930 →
- AbrahamʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of AbramH85 →
- IsaacYitschâqJitschak , son of AbrahamH3327 →
- knifemaʼăkelethsomething to eat with,i.e. a knifeH3979 →
- tooklâqachto takeH3947 →
- woodʻêtsa treeH6086 →
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We have here Abraham's obedience to this severe command. Being tried, he offered up Isaac, Heb 11:17. Observe, I. The difficulties which he broke through in this act of obedience. Much might have been objected against it; as, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-10