22:1
וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה
And it happened, after these things,
וְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים נִסָּ֖ה אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֑ם
That the True God had tested and proved Abraham;
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃
And He said to him: “Abraham”, and he replied “Here I am”
22:2
וַיֹּ֡אמֶר קַח־נָ֠א
Then He said: “Now take
אֶת־בִּנְךָ֨ אֶת־יְחִֽידְךָ֤ אֲשֶׁר־אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֔ק
your only son whom you have loved, —Isaac,
וְלֶךְ־לְךָ֔ אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה
And go,— get yourself away, to the land of Moriah (the bitter grief of the LORD),
וְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּ שָׁם֙ לְעֹלָ֔ה
And present him there for an entirely-burnt-offering,
עַ֚ל אַחַ֣ד הֶֽהָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֹמַ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
Upon a certain mountain that I shall say to you.”
22:3
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם אַבְרָהָ֜ם בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַֽיַחֲבֹשׁ֙ אֶת־חֲמֹר֔וֹ
And Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his ass,
וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁנֵ֤י נְעָרָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֖ת יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֑וֹ
And he took two of his young men with him,
along with Isaac his son,
וַיְבַקַּע֙ עֲצֵ֣י עֹלָ֔ה
And he split the burnt-offering wood,
וַיָּ֣קָם וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ
Then he set out and proceeded
אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמַר־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
to the place that the True God had said to him;
22:4
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י וַיִּשָּׂ֨א אַבְרָהָ֧ם אֶת־עֵינָ֛יו
On the third day, Abraham lifted up his eyes,
וַיַּ֥רְא אֶת־הַמָּק֖וֹם מֵרָחֹֽק׃
And he saw that place from a distance;
22:5
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶל־נְעָרָ֗יו
And Abraham said to the young men:
שְׁבוּ־לָכֶ֥ם פֹּה֙ עִֽם־הַחֲמ֔וֹר
“Remain here by yourselves with the ass,
וַאֲנִ֣י וְהַנַּ֔עַר נֵלְכָ֖ה עַד־כֹּ֑ה
while me and the lad, we shall go over there;
וְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה וְנָשׁ֥וּבָה אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
And we shall worship,
and then we shall return to you.”
22:6
וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־עֲצֵ֣י הָעֹלָ֗ה
And Abraham took the burnt-offering wood,
וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ עַל־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ
And he placed it upon Isaac his son,
וַיִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָד֔וֹ אֶת־הָאֵ֖שׁ וְאֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת
And he took in his own hand the fire and the knife;
וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם יַחְדָּֽו׃
Then the two of them proceeded together.
22:7
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִצְחָ֜ק אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֤ם אָבִיו֙
Then Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, —
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָבִ֔י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֶּ֣נִּֽי בְנִ֑י
And he said: “My father”,
And he replied: “Here I am my son”.
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֤ה הָאֵשׁ֙ וְהָ֣עֵצִ֔ים
Then he said— “Here is the fire and the wood,
וְאַיֵּ֥ה הַשֶּׂ֖ה לְעֹלָֽה׃
But where is the sheep for the burnt-offering?”
22:8
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם
And Abraham replied,
אֱלֹהִ֞ים יִרְאֶה־לּ֥וֹ הַשֶּׂ֛ה לְעֹלָ֖ה בְּנִ֑י
God, —
He shall see to that sheep for Himself
for the entirely-bunt-offering, my son;
וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם יַחְדָּֽו׃
Then the two of them walked together;
22:9
וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ אֶֽל־הַמָּקוֹם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֒
And they came to that place,
which God had said to him,
וַיִּ֨בֶן שָׁ֤ם אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ
And Abraham built the altar there,
וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ אֶת־הָעֵצִ֑ים
And he laid out the wood,
וַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם אֹתוֹ֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ
Then he bound Isaac his son, and he placed him on the altar,
מִמַּ֖עַל לָעֵצִֽים׃
on top of the wood;
22:10
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ
Then Abraham stretched out his hand
וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת
And took the knife
לִשְׁחֹ֖ט אֶת־בְּנֽוֹ׃
In order to slaughter his son;
Mashosh, Israel. Shutterstock
22:11
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֵלָ֜יו מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהוָה֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
But the Messenger of the LORD called out to him from Heaven,
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֣ם ׀ אַבְרָהָ֑ם
And he said, “Abraham, Abraham”
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃
And he replied, “I here”
22:12
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־תִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר
And He commanded, —
“Don’t put forth your hand towards the lad,
וְאַל־תַּ֥עַשׂ ל֖וֹ מְא֑וּמָּה
so that you won’t do anything to him;
כִּ֣י ׀ עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יְרֵ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אַ֔תָּה
For under these circumstances I do know,
that you are in reverence of God,
וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידְךָ֖ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
Since you did not withhold your only son from Me!”
22:13
וַיִּשָּׂ֨א אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו
And Abraham lifted his eyes,
וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּה־אַ֔יִל אַחַ֕ר נֶאֱחַ֥ז בַּסְּבַ֖ךְ בְּקַרְנָ֑יו
And he observed, and behold a ram, beyond,
caught in a thicket by the horns;
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אַבְרָהָם֙ וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־הָאַ֔יִל
And Abraham went and fetched the ram,
וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ לְעֹלָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃
And he offered it as an entirely-burnt-offering, instead of his son.
22:14
וַיִּקְרָ֧א אַבְרָהָ֛ם שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יְהוָ֣ה ׀ יִרְאֶ֑ה
And Abraham called the name of that place
“The LORD Shall See To It”
אֲשֶׁר֙ יֵאָמֵ֣ר הַיּ֔וֹם בְּהַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה יֵרָאֶֽה׃
( Of which it is said today,
“In the Mount of the LORD it shall be seen to.” )
22:15
וַיִּקְרָ֛א מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם
Then the Messenger of the LORD called to Abraham;
שֵׁנִ֖ית מִן־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
The second time from Heaven,
22:16
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בִּ֥י נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה
And he said:
“On Me have I pledged Myself — the Declaration of the LORD:
כִּ֗י יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה
For, on account of that which you have done, this very thing,
וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידֶֽךָ׃
That you have not withheld your son, your only one:
22:17
כִּֽי־בָרֵ֣ךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ֗
Therefore I shall abundantly bless you,
וְהַרְבָּ֨ה אַרְבֶּ֤ה אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
And I shall exponentially multiply your Seed—
like the stars of Heaven—
וְכַח֕וֹל אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־שְׂפַ֣ת הַיָּ֑ם
and as the sand that is upon the seashore;
וְיִרַ֣שׁ זַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֖ת שַׁ֥עַר אֹיְבָֽיו׃
And your Seed shall take possession of the gate of His enemies;
22:18
וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ
“And all the nations shall bless themselves through your Seed, —
עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ בְּקֹלִֽי׃
The end result of the fact
that you complied with My voice”.
22:19
וַיָּ֤שָׁב אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶל־נְעָרָ֔יו
And Abraham returned to his young men,
וַיָּקֻ֛מוּ וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ יַחְדָּ֖ו אֶל־בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע
Then they arose and went together towards Be’er Sheva,
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אַבְרָהָ֖ם בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃ פ
And Abraham stayed at Be’er Sheva.
22:20
וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה
And it happened, following these events,
וַיֻּגַּ֥ד לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר
That it was reported to Abraham:
הִ֠נֵּה יָלְדָ֨ה מִלְכָּ֥ה גַם־הִ֛וא בָּנִ֖ים לְנָח֥וֹר אָחִֽיךָ׃
“Behold, Milcah – she on her part has borne
children to Nachor your brother”:
22:21
אֶת־ע֥וּץ בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־בּ֣וּז אָחִ֑יו
Utz (he took council/devised a plan) his first-born,
and Buz (contempt) his brother;
וְאֶת־קְמוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֥י אֲרָֽם׃
And Kemuel (assembly of God/God’s standing grain),
the father of Aram (elevated);
22:22
וְאֶת־כֶּ֣שֶׂד וְאֶת־חֲז֔וֹ
And Kesed (Chaldean) and Chazo (visionary),
וְאֶת־פִּלְדָּ֖שׁ וְאֶת־יִדְלָ֑ף
and Pildash (iron-stride), and Yidlaf (weeps);
וְאֵ֖ת בְּתוּאֵֽל׃
And the Bethuel (set apart by God);
22:23
וּבְתוּאֵ֖ל יָלַ֣ד אֶת־רִבְקָ֑ה
And it was Bethuel, he begat Rivkah (captivating).
Eliezer and Rebecca 1659 Salamon de Bray’s Eliezer and Rebecca is related to two, precisely dated preparatory drawings from November 1659
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt
Courtesy of the Web Gallery of Art
שְׁמֹנָ֥ה אֵ֙לֶּה֙ יָלְדָ֣ה מִלְכָּ֔ה
Milcah had brought forth these eight,
לְנָח֖וֹר אֲחִ֥י אַבְרָהָֽם׃
To Nachor, the brother of Abraham.
22:24
וּפִֽילַגְשׁ֖וֹ וּשְׁמָ֣הּ רְאוּמָ֑ה
And his adjunct-wife,
and her name: Re’umah (sublime):
וַתֵּ֤לֶד גַּם־הִוא֙ אֶת־טֶ֣בַח וְאֶת־גַּ֔חַם
Also she on her part gave birth to
Tevach (butchery) and Gacham (setting on fire),
וְאֶת־תַּ֖חַשׁ וְאֶֽת־מַעֲכָֽה׃ ס
And Tachash (skin stretching),
and Ma’aChah (oppression).
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