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 2 וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms קַח 𐤒𐤇 qach take Take! HVqv2ms נָ֠א 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo בִּנְ/ךָ֨ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 binekha Bene (Bemba) your son your son HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo יְחִֽידְ/ךָ֤ 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yechidekha your only son your unique one HAamsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr אָהַ֨בְתָּ֙ 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 ahaveta you love you loved HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 object-marker HTo יִצְחָ֔ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq HNp וְ/לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊 velekhe and go and go HC/Vqv2ms לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha yourself HR/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֶ֖רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets the 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 and offer him and make him ascend HC/Vhv2ms/Sp3ms שָׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD לְ/עֹלָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤄 leolah as a burnt offering for an ascending-offering HR/Ncfsa עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR אַחַ֣ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 achad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa הֶֽ/הָרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim of the mountains the mountains HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr אֹמַ֥ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omar I will tell I will say HVqi1cs אֵלֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha you toward you HR/Sp2ms
Verse 3 וַ/יַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤌 vayashekem rose early and he started early HC/Vhw3ms אַבְרָהָ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp בַּ/בֹּ֗קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer in the morning in the morning HRd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤁𐤔 vayachavosh saddled and he bound up HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo חֲמֹר֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤌𐤓/𐤅 chamoro his donkey his male donkey HNcbsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּקַּ֞ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo שְׁנֵ֤י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc נְעָרָי/ו֙ 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤅 nearayv of his young men his young men HNcmpc/Sp3ms אִתּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To יִצְחָ֣ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq HNp בְּנ֑/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יְבַקַּע֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤏 vayevaqa split he split open forcefully HC/Vpw3ms עֲצֵ֣י 𐤏𐤑𐤉 atsey wood trees of HNcmpc עֹלָ֔ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 olah for the burnt offering ascending offering HNcfsa וַ/יָּ֣קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam arose and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֵּ֔לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מָּק֖וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr אָֽמַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar had told he said HVqp3ms ל֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him HR/Sp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa
Verse 9 וַ/יָּבֹ֗אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou they came they came HC/Vqw3mp אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מָּקוֹם֮ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr אָֽמַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he had said he said HVqp3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִים֒ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּ֨בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms שָׁ֤ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place 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 HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤊 vayaarokhe 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 HTd/Ncmpa וַֽ/יַּעֲקֹד֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤃 vayaaqod he bound he bound HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִצְחָ֣ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq HNp בְּנ֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem he laid and he placed HC/Vqw3ms אֹת/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha-2 the altar the sacrifice-place HTd/Ncmsa מִ/מַּ֖עַל 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤋 mimaal upon from above HR/D לָ/עֵצִֽים 𐤋/𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤌 laetsim the wood to the trees HRd/Ncmpa
Verse 13 וַ/יִּשָּׂ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀 vayisa lifted up 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 his eyes his two eyes HNcbdc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּרְא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms וְ/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm אַ֔יִל 𐤀𐤉𐤋 ayil a ram mighty ram HNcmsa אַחַ֕ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar behind after, behind HR נֶאֱחַ֥ז 𐤍𐤀𐤇𐤆 neechaz caught was seized HVNp3ms בַּ/סְּבַ֖ךְ 𐤁/𐤎𐤁𐤊 basevakhe in the thicket in the tangled thicket HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/קַרְנָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beqarenayv by its horns with his two horns HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּ֤לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָם֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham-2 Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach 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 HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּעֲלֵ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋/𐤄𐤅 vayaalehu offered it up and he caused him to ascend HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms לְ/עֹלָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤄 leolah as a burnt offering for an ascending-offering HR/Ncfsa תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat instead of under; in place of HR בְּנֽ/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms