New International Version Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” New Living Translation “Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” English Standard Version He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” Berean Standard Bible “Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” Berean Literal Bible And He said, “Take now your son, your only one, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell to you.” King James Bible And 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. New King James Version Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” New American Standard Bible Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” NASB 1995 He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” NASB 1977 And He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” Legacy Standard Bible Then He said, “Take now your son, your only one, whom you love, Isaac, and go forth to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” Amplified Bible God said, “Take now your son, your only son [of promise], whom you love, Isaac, and go to the region of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” Berean Annotated Bible “Take your son, God said, “your only son Isaac (he laughs), whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah (chosen by YHWH). Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you. Christian Standard Bible “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.” Holman Christian Standard Bible 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.” American Standard Version And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, 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. Contemporary English Version The LORD said, "Go get Isaac, your only son, the one you dearly love! Take him to the land of Moriah, and I will show you a mountain where you must sacrifice him to me on the fires of an altar." English Revised Version And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation God said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I will show you." Good News Translation "Take your son," God said, "your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me." International Standard Version God said, "Please take your son, your unique son whom you love—Isaac—and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him as a burnt offering there on one of the mountains that I will point out to you." NET Bible God said, "Take your son--your only son, whom you love, Isaac--and go to the land of Moriah! Offer him up there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will indicate to you." New Heart English Bible He said, "Now take your son, your only one, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of." Webster's Bible Translation And he said, Take now thy son, thy only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will name to thee. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Bible“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” World English Bible He said, “Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd He says, “Now take your son, your only one, whom you have loved, even Isaac, and go for yourself to the land of Moriah, and cause him to ascend there for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains of which I speak to you.” Berean Literal Bible And He said, “Take now your son, your only one, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell to you.” Young's Literal Translation And He saith, 'Take, I pray thee, thy son, thine only one, whom thou hast loved, even Isaac, and go for thyself unto the land of Moriah, and cause him to ascend there for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains of which I speak unto thee.' Smith's Literal Translation And he will say, Take now thy son, thine only, whom thou didst love, Isaak, and go by thyself to the land of Moriah; and carry him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I told thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe said to him: Take thy only begotten son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of vision: and there thou shalt offer him for a holocaust upon one of the mountains which I will show thee. Catholic Public Domain Version He said to him: “Take your only begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of vision. And there you shall offer him as a holocaust upon one of the mountains, which I will show to you.” New American Bible Then God said: Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There offer him up as a burnt offering on one of the heights that I will point out to you. New Revised Standard Version He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of the Amorites; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains of which I will tell you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he said to him: “Take your son your only one, Isaaq, whom you love, and you go to the land of the Amorites and offer him up there for a sacrifice on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And He said: 'Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, 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.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said, Take thy son, the beloved one, whom thou hast loved - Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a whole-burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Offering of Isaac1Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered. 2“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.” 3So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.… Cross References “Take your son,” God said, Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son, James 2:21 Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? “your only son Isaac, John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 1 John 4:9 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. whom you love, Mark 12:6 Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said. Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!” and go to the land of Moriah. 2 Chronicles 3:1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 1 Chronicles 21:18-30 Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. / So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD. / Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. … Offer him there as a burnt offering Leviticus 1:3-9 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. / And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. … Exodus 29:18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. on one of the mountains, Matthew 17:1 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. Exodus 19:2-3 After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain. / Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel: which I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. Hebrews 11:8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. Romans 8:32 He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things? Matthew 10:37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; Treasury of Scripture And he said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and get you into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of. Take. Genesis 17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. Genesis 21:12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Moriah. 2 Chronicles 3:1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. and offer. Judges 11:31,39 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering… 2 Kings 3:27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land. Micah 6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? Jump to Previous Burned Burnt Burnt-Offering Dearly Isaac Love Moriah Mori'ah Mountains Offer Offering Region Sacrifice ThyselfJump to Next Burned Burnt Burnt-Offering Dearly Isaac Love Moriah Mori'ah Mountains Offer Offering Region Sacrifice ThyselfGenesis 22 1. Abraham is tested with the command to offer Isaac.3. He gives proof of his faith and obedience. 11. The angel prevents him. 13. Isaac is exchanged for a ram. 14. The place is called Jehovah-jireh. 15. Abraham is again blessed. 20. The generations of Nahor unto Rebekah. “Take your son,” God said, God addresses Abraham personally, making the command unmistakably costly. Heb 11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac… “your only son Isaac, Isaac alone was the promised heir through whom God’s covenant with Abraham would continue, though Ishmael was also Abraham’s son. Jhn 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son… whom you love, The depth of Abraham’s love for Isaac heightens the severity of the test. Isaac was the long-awaited son born according to God’s promise. Mrk 12:6 Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them.… and go to the land of Moriah. Moriah later became associated with the site of the temple in Jerusalem, a central place of sacrifice and worship. 2Ch 3:1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD… Offer him there as a burnt offering Abraham is commanded to surrender completely the son through whom God had promised to build a great nation. God was testing Abraham’s faith, not approving human sacrifice; He would provide a substitute. Lev 1:3-9 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd,… on one of the mountains, The exact place remained undisclosed until Abraham obeyed and began the journey. Mat 17:1 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John… which I will show you.” Abraham was called to trust God’s direction and His promise concerning Isaac, even when the command appeared impossible to reconcile with what God had said. Gen 12:1 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country… Persons / Places / Events 1. GodThe sovereign deity who commands Abraham to sacrifice his son, testing his faith and obedience. 2. Abraham The patriarch of the Israelites, known for his faith and obedience to God. He is called to sacrifice his beloved son. 3. Isaac Abraham's "only son" whom he loves, representing the promise of God and the future of Abraham's lineage. 4. Land of Moriah The region where God directs Abraham to go, significant in biblical history and later associated with the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. 5. Burnt Offering A sacrificial act of worship and obedience, symbolizing complete surrender to God's will. Teaching Points Faith and ObedienceAbraham's response to God's command demonstrates the depth of his faith and willingness to obey, even when it seems illogical or painful. Testing and Trust God tests Abraham not to lead him to failure but to strengthen his faith and reveal his trust in God's promises. Foreshadowing Christ Isaac's near-sacrifice is a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ's ultimate sacrifice, highlighting themes of substitution and redemption. Love and Sacrifice The passage challenges believers to consider what they hold most dear and whether they are willing to surrender it to God. God's Provision The account ultimately reveals God's provision, as He provides a ram in place of Isaac, teaching that God will provide for our needs when we trust Him. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Genesis 22:2?2. How does Genesis 22:2 demonstrate Abraham's faith and obedience to God? 3. What does "your only son, whom you love" reveal about God's testing? 4. How does Genesis 22:2 foreshadow Christ's sacrifice in the New Testament? 5. How can we trust God when asked to sacrifice something precious to us? 6. What lessons from Genesis 22:2 apply to our daily walk with God? 7. Why did God command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac in Genesis 22:2? 8. How does Genesis 22:2 align with God's nature as loving and just? 9. What is the significance of Mount Moriah in Genesis 22:2? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Genesis 22? (2) Take now.--Now is not an adverb of time, but an interjection of entreaty, usually coupled with requests, and intended to soften them. It thus makes the words more an exhortation than a command. Thine only son Isaac.--The words in the original are more emphatic, being, "Take, I pray, thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac." If childlessness was so unendurable in old time to Abraham (Genesis 15:2), what would it be now, after so many years of enjoyment of a son, and after giving up Ishmael for his sake (Genesis 17:18)? The land of Moriah.--Moriah may either mean Jah is teacher (see Note on Genesis 12:6), or Jah is provider. The first is supported by Isaiah 2:3, where the verb is rendered will teach; but the second agrees best with Genesis 22:8; Genesis 22:14. If this be the meaning, the name would be derived from this event, and would signify the place where "Jehovah will Himself provide the sacrifice." It has been suggested by many able commentators, that the place meant was Moreh in Sichem, and that the site of the sacrifice was, as the Samaritans affirmed, the natural altar upon the summit of Mount Gerizim. But as Abraham and Isaac reached the spot on the third day, and evidently at an early hour, Gerizim is too remote from Beer-sheba for this to be possible Even Jerusalem is distant enough, as the journey from Beer-sheba takes twenty and a half hours; and travellers in those days had to cook their own food, and prepare their own sleeping accommodation. We may notice also, that Moriah is described as "a land," in some part of which Abraham was to be shown the special mountain intended for the sacrifice; Moreh, on the contrary, was a place where Abraham had lived, and which was therefore well known to him. . . . Verse 2. - And he said, Take now - "the נַא modifies the command, and seems to express that Elohim wished to receive the sacrifice as a free-will offering" (Lange) - thy son (not a lamb, but thy child), thine only son - not ἁγαπητὸν (LXX.), but unigenitum (Vulgate), meaning the only son of Sarah, the only legitimate offspring he possessed, the only heir of the promise, the only child that remained to him after Ishmael's departure (cf. ὁ μονογενὴς, John 1:18) - Isaac, whom thou lovest, - or, whom thou lovest, Isaac; the order and accumulation of the terms being calculated to excite the parental affection of the patriarch to the highest pitch, and to render compliance with the Divine demand a trial of the utmost severity - and get thee - literally, go for thyself (cf. Genesis 12:1; Genesis 21:16) - into the land of Moriah. Moriah - vision (Vulgate, Symmachus, Samaritan), worship (Onkelos, Jonathan), high (LXX.), rebellious (Murphy); but rather a compound of יה and מֹרִי, meaning God is my instructor, alluding to the temple from which the law should afterwards proceed (Kalisch), or, better, of יה and ראה, and signifying "the shown of Jehovah," i.e. the revelation or manifestation of Jehovah (Hengstenberg, Kurtz, Keil, &e.); or "the chosen, i.e. "pointed out of God," with reference to its selection as the site of the Divine sanctuary (Gesenius), or rather because there God provided and pointed out the sacrifice which he elected to accept (Lange). And offer him there for a burnt offering - not make a spiritual surrender of him in and through a burnt offering (Hengstenberg, Lange), but actually present him as a holocaust. That Abraham did not stagger on receiving this astounding injunction may be accounted for by remembering that the practice of offering human sacrifices prevailed among the early Chaldaeans and Canaanites, and that as yet no formal prohibition, like that of the Mosaic code, had been issued against them - upon one of the mountains - not Moreh in Sicbem (Tuch, Michaelis, Stanley, Grove, et alii), which was too distant, but Moriah at Jerusalem (Hengstenberg, Kurtz, Keil, Kalisch), where subsequently God appeared to David (2 Samuel 24:16), and the temple of Solomon was built (2 Chronicles 3:1) - which I will tell thee of - i.e. point out (probably by secret inspiration) as thou proceedest. Genesis 22:2 calls Abraham to place the promised son—his cherished, covenant “only” son—on the altar in a predetermined place that foreshadows the Temple and ultimately Calvary. Each phrase tightens the test, showing that genuine faith holds nothing back, trusts God’s promises even in apparent contradiction, and points forward to the Father who would indeed sacrifice His unique Son for the salvation of the world.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Takeקַח־ (qaḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take your son,” בִּנְךָ֨ (bin·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son [God] said, וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “your only יְחִֽידְךָ֤ (yə·ḥî·ḏə·ḵā) Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3173: United, sole, beloved, lonely, the life son Isaac, יִצְחָ֔ק (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah whom אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you love, אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙ (’ā·haḇ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f and go וְלֶךְ־ (wə·leḵ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the land אֶ֖רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Moriah. הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה (ham·mō·rî·yāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4179: Moriah -- a mountain where Isaac was to be sacrificed Offer him וְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּ (wə·ha·‘ă·lê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively there שָׁם֙ (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither as a burnt offering לְעֹלָ֔ה (lə·‘ō·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering on עַ֚ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against one אַחַ֣ד (’a·ḥaḏ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 259: United, one, first of the mountains הֶֽהָרִ֔ים (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country I will show אֹמַ֥ר (’ō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say you.” אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Additonal Resources Genesis 22:2 Blue Letter BibleGenesis 22:2 Bible Gateway Genesis 22:2 Bible.com Genesis 22:2 NIV |
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