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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
Genesis 22:5
Study it in the app“Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. I and the boy will go over there; we will bow down and come back to you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 22:5, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to his young menנְעָרָיnearay
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “nearay” appears- “Stayשְׁבוּshevu
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “shevu” appears- with the donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- will goנֵלְכָהnelcha
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “nelcha” appears- we will bow downנִשְׁתַּחֲוֶהnishtachave
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “nishtachave” appears- and come backנָשׁוּבָהnashuva
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “nashuva” appears
The context
4On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar.
5 · This verse (above)
6Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. And the two of them went together.
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?