| King James Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. | 1After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he answered. |
| 2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. | 2"Take your son," he said, "your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about." |
| 3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. | 3So Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took with him two of his young men and his son Isaac. He split wood for a burnt offering and set out to go to the place God had told him about. |
| 4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. | 4On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. |
| 5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. | 5Then Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship; then we'll come back to you." |
| 6And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. | 6Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac. In his hand he took the fire and the knife, and the two of them walked on together. |
| 7And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? | 7Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said, "My father." And he replied, "Here I am, my son." Isaac said, "The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?" |
| 8And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. | 8Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." Then the two of them walked on together. |
| 9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. | 9When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood. |
| 10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. | 10Then Abraham reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son. |
| 11And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. | 11But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" He replied, "Here I am." |
| 12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. | 12Then he said, "Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me." |
| 13And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. | 13Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. |
| 14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. | 14And Abraham named that place The LORD Will Provide, so today it is said: "It will be provided on the LORD's mountain." |
| 15And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, | 15Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven |
| 16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: | 16and said, "By myself I have sworn," this is the LORD's declaration: "Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son, |
| 17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; | 17I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the city gates of their enemies. |
| 18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. | 18And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed my command." |
| 19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba. | 19Abraham went back to his young men, and they got up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham settled in Beer-sheba. |
| 20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; | 20Now after these things Abraham was told, "Milcah also has borne sons to your brother Nahor: |
| 21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, | 21Uz his firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel the father of Aram, |
| 22And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. | 22Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." |
| 23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. | 23And Bethuel fathered Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight to Nahor, Abraham's brother. |
| 24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. | 24His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. |
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