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Abrahamאַבְרָהָםcalledוַיִּקְרָאthe nameשֵׁםof thatהַהוּאplaceהַמָּקוֹםYHWHיְהוָהYireh,יִרְאֶהasאֲשֶׁרit is saidיֵאָמֵרto this day,הַיּוֹם“On the mountainבְּהַרof YHWHיְהוָהit will be seen.”יֵרָאֶה
Genesis 22:14
Study it in the app“Abraham called the name of that place YHWH Yireh, as it is said to this day, “On the mountain of YHWH it will be seen.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 22:14, word by word
- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Yirehיִרְאֶהyire
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yire” appears- it is saidיֵאָמֵרyeamer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yeamer” appears- to this dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- “On the mountainהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears
Translation note
“YHWH Yireh” means “YHWH will see”; it is the same verb as in verse 8 (“Elohim will see for himself the lamb”).
The context
13Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw, and look, a ram behind him, caught in the thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in place of his son.
14 · This verse (above)
15The angel of YHWH called to Abraham a second time from the heavens
To study Genesis 22 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim ask of Abraham, and what provision appeared on the mountain (vv. 2, 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does this account teach about trusting Elohim and his provision (vv. 12-14)?
3. How I live it
What is hard for you to place in Elohim’s hands, and how can you talk with him about it?