| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” | 1Sometime later, God tested Abraham. He called out to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am!" he answered. |
| 2Then 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.” | 2God said, "Please take your son, your unique son whom you love—Isaac—and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him as a burnt offering there on one of the mountains that I will point out to you." |
| 3So 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. | 3So Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his male servants with him, along with his son Isaac. He cut the wood for the burnt offering and set out to go to the place about which God had spoken to him. |
| 4Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. | 4On the third day he looked ahead and saw the place from a distance. |
| 5And 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.” | 5Abraham ordered his two servants, "Both of you are to stay here with the donkey. Now as for the youth and me, we'll go up there, we'll worship, and then we'll return to you." |
| 6So 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. | 6Then Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. Abraham carried the fire and the knife. And so the two of them went on together. |
| 7But 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?” | 7Isaac addressed his father Abraham: "My father!" "I'm here, my son," Abraham replied. Isaac asked, "The fire and the wood are here, but where's the lamb for the burnt offering?" |
| 8And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. | 8Abraham answered, "God will provide himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." The two of them went on together |
| 9Then 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. | 9and came to the place about which God had spoken. Abraham built an altar there, arranged the wood, tied up his son Isaac, and placed him on the altar on top of the wood. |
| 10And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. | 10Then he stretched out his hand and grabbed the knife to slaughter his son. |
| 11But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” | 11Just then, an angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am," he answered. |
| 12And 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.” | 12"Don't lay your hand on the youth!" he said. "Don't do anything to him, because I've just demonstrated that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only unique one, from me." |
| 13Then 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. | 13Then Abraham looked up and behind him to see a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. So Abraham went over, grabbed the ram, and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. |
| 14And 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.” | 14Abraham named that place, "The LORD Will Provide," as it is told this day, "On the LORD's mountain, he will provide." |
| 15Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, | 15The angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven |
| 16and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son— | 16and said, "I have taken an oath to swear by myself," declares the LORD, "that since you have carried this out and have not withheld your only unique son, |
| 17blessing 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. | 17I will certainly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in heaven and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the gates of their enemies. |
| 18In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” | 18Furthermore, through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed my command." |
| 19So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. | 19After this, Abraham returned to his servants and they set out together for Beer-sheba, where Abraham settled. |
| 20Now it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, “Indeed Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: | 20Now after these things somebody told Abraham, "Look, Milcah has given birth to sons for your brother Nahor. |
| 21Huz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, | 21Uz is his firstborn, Buz is his brother, and Kemuel is the father of Aram, |
| 22Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” | 22Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." |
| 23And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. | 23Bethuel fathered Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Nahor, Abraham's brother. |
| 24His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Thahash, and Maachah. | 24Also, his concubine Reumah gave birth to Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. |
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