When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and (A)laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 12 He said, (B)“Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for (C)now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 So Abraham called the name of that place, (D)“The Lord will provide”;[a] as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”[b]

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  1. Genesis 22:14 Or will see
  2. Genesis 22:14 Or he will be seen

When they reached the place God had told him about,(A) Abraham built an altar(B) there and arranged the wood(C) on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar,(D) on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife(E) to slay his son.(F) 11 But the angel of the Lord(G) called out to him from heaven,(H) “Abraham! Abraham!”(I)

“Here I am,”(J) he replied.

12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,(K) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(L)

13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[a] caught by its horns.(M) He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.(N) 14 So Abraham called(O) that place The Lord(P) Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.(Q)

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  1. Genesis 22:13 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text a ram behind him