Afterוַיְהִי אַחַרthese thingsהַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּהElohimוְהָאֱלֹהִיםtestedנִסָּהAbraham.אֶת אַבְרָהָםHe saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Abraham!”אַבְרָהָםAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Here I am.”הִנֵּנִי
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Take,קַחplease,נָאyour son,אֶת בִּנְךָyour only one,אֶת יְחִידְךָwhomאֲשֶׁרyou love,אָהַבְתָּIsaac,אֶת יִצְחָקand goוְלֶךְ לְךָto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof Moriah,הַמֹּרִיָּהand offer him upוְהַעֲלֵהוּthereשָׁםas a burnt offeringלְעֹלָהonעַלoneאַחַדof the mountainsהֶהָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרI will tellאֹמַרyou.”אֵלֶיךָ
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּםin the morning,בַּבֹּקֶרsaddledוַיַּחֲבֹשׁhis donkey,אֶת חֲמֹרוֹand tookוַיִּקַּחtwoאֶת שְׁנֵיof his young menנְעָרָיוwith him,אִתּוֹand Isaacוְאֵת יִצְחָקhis son.בְּנוֹHe splitוַיְבַקַּעthe woodעֲצֵיfor the burnt offering,עֹלָהand he roseוַיָּקָםand wentוַיֵּלֶךְtoאֶלthe placeהַמָּקוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםhad toldאָמַרhim.לוֹ
On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁיdayבַּיּוֹםAbrahamאַבְרָהָםlifted upוַיִּשָּׂאhis eyesאֶת עֵינָיוand sawוַיַּרְאthe placeאֶת הַמָּקוֹםfrom afar.מֵרָחֹק
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto his young men,אֶל נְעָרָיו“Stayשְׁבוּ לָכֶםhereפֹּהwith the donkey.עִם הַחֲמוֹרIוַאֲנִיand the boyוְהַנַּעַרwill goנֵלְכָהover there;עַד כֹּהwe will bow downוְנִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהand come backוְנָשׁוּבָהto you.”אֲלֵיכֶם
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםtookוַיִּקַּחthe woodאֶת עֲצֵיfor the burnt offeringהָעֹלָהand laid itוַיָּשֶׂםonעַלIsaacיִצְחָקhis son,בְּנוֹand he tookוַיִּקַּחin his handבְּיָדוֹthe fireאֶת הָאֵשׁand the knife.וְאֶת הַמַּאֲכֶלֶתAnd the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶםwentוַיֵּלְכוּtogether.יַחְדָּו
Isaacיִצְחָקsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Abrahamאֶל אַבְרָהָםhis father,אָבִיוand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“My father!”אָבִיAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Here I am,הִנֶּנִּיmy son.”בְנִיHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Hereהִנֵּהare the fireהָאֵשׁand the wood,וְהָעֵצִיםbut whereוְאַיֵּהis the lambהַשֶּׂהfor a burnt offering?”לְעֹלָה
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםwill seeיִרְאֶהfor himselfלּוֹthe lambהַשֶּׂהfor a burnt offering,לְעֹלָהmy son.”בְּנִיAnd the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶםwent onוַיֵּלְכוּtogether.יַחְדָּו
They cameוַיָּבֹאוּto the placeאֶל הַמָּקוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםhad toldאָמַרhim,לוֹand Abrahamאַבְרָהָםbuiltוַיִּבֶןthe altarאֶת הַמִּזְבֵּחַthereשָׁםand arrangedוַיַּעֲרֹךְthe wood,אֶת הָעֵצִיםand he boundוַיַּעֲקֹדIsaacאֶת יִצְחָקhis sonבְּנוֹand laidוַיָּשֶׂםhimאֹתוֹonעַלthe altar,הַמִּזְבֵּחַon topמִמַּעַלof the wood.לָעֵצִים
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםstretched outוַיִּשְׁלַחhis handאֶת יָדוֹand tookוַיִּקַּחthe knifeאֶת הַמַּאֲכֶלֶתto slaughterלִשְׁחֹטhis son.אֶת בְּנוֹ
But the angelוַ מַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהcalledיִּקְרָאto himאֵלָיוfromמִןthe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Abraham!אַבְרָהָםAbraham!”אַבְרָהָםAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Here I am.”הִנֵּנִי
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Do not stretch outאַל תִּשְׁלַחyour handיָדְךָagainst the boy,אֶל הַנַּעַרand do not doוְאַל תַּעַשׂanythingמְאוּמָּהto him,לוֹforכִּיnowעַתָּהI knowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיyouאַתָּהfearיְרֵאElohim,אֱלֹהִיםsince you have not withheldוְלֹא חָשַׂכְתָּyour son,אֶת בִּנְךָyour only one,אֶת יְחִידְךָfrom me.”מִמֶּנִּי
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםlifted upוַיִּשָּׂאhis eyesאֶת עֵינָיוand saw,וַיַּרְאand look,וְהִנֵּהa ramאַיִלbehind him,אַחַרcaughtנֶאֱחַזin the thicketבַּסְּבַךְby its horns.בְּקַרְנָיוAbrahamאַבְרָהָםwentוַיֵּלֶךְand tookוַיִּקַּחthe ramאֶת הָאַיִלand offered it upוַיַּעֲלֵהוּas a burnt offeringלְעֹלָהin placeתַּחַתof his son.בְּנוֹ
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםcalledוַיִּקְרָאthe nameשֵׁםof thatהַהוּאplaceהַמָּקוֹםYHWHיְהוָהYireh,יִרְאֶהasאֲשֶׁרit is saidיֵאָמֵרto this day,הַיּוֹם“On the mountainבְּהַרof YHWHיְהוָהit will be seen.”יֵרָאֶה
The angelמַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהcalledוַיִּקְרָאto Abrahamאֶל אַבְרָהָםa second timeשֵׁנִיתfromמִןthe heavensהַשָּׁמָיִם
and said,וַיֹּאמֶר“By myselfבִּיI have sworn,נִשְׁבַּעְתִּיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהbecauseכִּי יַעַן אֲשֶׁרyou have doneעָשִׂיתָthis thingאֶת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּהand have not withheldוְלֹא חָשַׂכְתָּyour son,אֶת בִּנְךָyour only one,אֶת יְחִידֶךָ
thatכִּיI will surely bless youבָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָand will surely multiplyוְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּהyour offspringאֶת זַרְעֲךָas the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵיof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand as the sandוְכַחוֹלthatאֲשֶׁרis onעַלthe shoreשְׂפַתof the sea;הַיָּםand your offspringזַרְעֲךָwill possessוְיִרַשׁthe gateאֵת שַׁעַרof its enemies.אֹיְבָיו
And through your offspringבְזַרְעֲךָallכֹּלthe nationsגּוֹיֵיof the earthהָאָרֶץwill bless themselves,וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּbecauseעֵקֶב אֲשֶׁרyou listenedשָׁמַעְתָּto my voice.”בְּקֹלִי
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםreturnedוַיָּשָׁבto his young men,אֶל נְעָרָיוand they roseוַיָּקֻמוּand wentוַיֵּלְכוּtogetherיַחְדָּוto Beersheba.אֶל בְּאֵר שָׁבַעAnd Abrahamוַ אַבְרָהָםlivedיֵּשֶׁבin Beersheba.בִּבְאֵר שָׁבַע
Afterוַיְהִי אַחֲרֵיthese thingsהַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּהit was toldוַיֻּגַּדto Abraham,לְאַבְרָהָםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Look,הִנֵּהMilcahמִלְכָּהtooגַם הִואhas borneיָלְדָהsonsבָּנִיםto Nahorלְנָחוֹרyour brother:אָחִיךָ
Uzאֶת עוּץhis firstborn,בְּכֹרוֹBuzוְאֶת בּוּזhis brother,אָחִיוKemuelוְאֶת קְמוּאֵלthe fatherאֲבִיof Aram,אֲרָם
Chesed,וְאֶת כֶּשֶׂדHazo,וְאֶת חֲזוֹPildash,וְאֶת פִּלְדָּשׁJidlaph,וְאֶת יִדְלָףand Bethuel.”וְאֵת בְּתוּאֵל
BethuelוּבְתוּאֵלfatheredיָלַדRebekah.אֶת רִבְקָהTheseאֵלֶּהeightשְׁמֹנָהMilcahמִלְכָּהboreיָלְדָהto Nahor,לְנָחוֹרAbraham’sאַבְרָהָםbrother.אֲחִי
And his concubine,וּפִילַגְשׁוֹwhose name was Reumah,וּשְׁמָהּ רְאוּמָהalsoגַּם הִואboreוַתֵּלֶדTebah,אֶת טֶבַחGaham,וְאֶת גַּחַםTahash,וְאֶת תַּחַשׁand Maacah.וְאֶת מַעֲכָה