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Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Don’t lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.” <a href="/esv/genesis/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/22.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/22.htm">New King James Version</a> And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He said, “Do not reach out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> He said, &#8220Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And He said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the boy, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only one, from Me.” <a href="/amp/genesis/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The LORD said, “Do not reach out [with the knife in] your hand against the boy, and do nothing to [harm] him; for now I know that you fear God [with reverence and profound respect], since you have not withheld from Me your son, your only son [of promise].” <a href="/csb/genesis/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then 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.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then He said, &#8220Do 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.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me. <a href="/cev/genesis/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "Don't hurt the boy or harm him in any way!" the angel said. "Now I know that you truly obey God, because you were willing to offer him your only son." <a href="/erv/genesis/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> And 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you did not refuse to give me your son, your only son." <a href="/gnt/genesis/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Don't hurt the boy or do anything to him," he said. "Now I know that you honor and obey God, because you have not kept back your only son from him." <a href="/isv/genesis/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Don't lay your hand on the youth!" he said. "Don't do anything to him, because I've just demonstrated that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only unique one, from me." <a href="/msb/genesis/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,? said the angel, ?for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.? <a href="/net/genesis/22.htm">NET Bible</a> "Do not harm the boy!" the angel said. "Do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me." <a href="/nheb/genesis/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said, "Do not lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only one, from me." <a href="/wbt/genesis/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing to him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld from me thy son, thy only son. <a href="/web/genesis/22.htm">World English Bible</a> He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and He says, “Do not put forth your hand to the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have known that you are fearing God, and have not withheld your son, your only one, from Me.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and He saith, 'Put not forth thine hand unto the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have known that thou art fearing God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, from Me.' <a href="/slt/genesis/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say, Thou shalt not put forth thy hand upon the boy, and thou shalt do nothing to him; for now I know that thou fearest God, and thou didst not spare thy son thine only, from me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said to him: Lay not thy hand upon the boy, neither do thou any thing to him: now I know that thou fearest God, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said to him, “Do not extend your hand over the boy, and do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, since you have not spared your only begotten son for my sake.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/22.htm">New American Bible</a> “Do not lay your hand on the boy,” said the angel. “Do not do the least thing to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you did not withhold from me your son, your only one.” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he said to him, Do not lay your hand on the boy, neither shall you harm him; for now I know that you are a man who reveres God, seeing that you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he said, “Do not stretch your hand against the boy and you shall not do anything to him, because now I have made known that you are in awe of God, for you have not kept your son, your only one, from me.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he said: 'Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him; for now I know that thou art a God-fearing man, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from Me.' <a href="/sep/genesis/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my sake thou hast not spared thy beloved son. <a href="/parallel/genesis/22-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4916" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/22.htm">The Sacrifice Averted</a> 11Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 12<a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">“Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: tiš·laḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">lay</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">a hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·na·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">the boy</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘aś (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">or do</a> <a href="/hebrew/3972.htm" title="3972: mə·ʾūm·må̄h (N-ms) -- Anything. Apparently a form of m'uwm; properly, a speck or point, i.e. something; with negative, nothing.">anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said the angel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“for</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">now</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">I know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3373.htm" title="3373: yə·rê (Adj-msc) -- Fearing, reverent. From yare'; fearing; morally, reverent.">fear</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">since you have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2820.htm" title="2820: ḥā·śaḵ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To withhold, refrain. A primitive root; to restrain or Refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; also to observe.">withheld</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3173.htm" title="3173: yə·ḥî·ḏə·ḵā (Adj-msc:: 2ms) -- Only, only one, solitary. From yachad; properly, united, i.e. Sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; the life.">your only</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bin·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from me.”</a> 13Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Hebrews 11:17-19</a> 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, / even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death. <a href="/james/2-21.htm">James 2:21-23</a> Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? / You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. / And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. <a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Romans 4:3</a> For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> 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. <a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9-10</a> 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. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. <a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a> 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? <a href="/galatians/3-6.htm">Galatians 3:6-9</a> So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” / Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. / The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” ... <a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a> 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; <a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26</a> “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a> so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. <a href="/exodus/20-20.htm">Exodus 20:20</a> “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.” <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a> Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments. <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a> But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. <a href="/psalms/11-5.htm">Psalm 11:5</a> The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence. <a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10</a> For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said, Lay not your hand on the lad, neither do you any thing to him: for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son from me.Lay.<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a> And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.<a href="/job/5-19.htm">Job 5:19</a> He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.<a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Jeremiah 19:5</a> They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind:now.<a href="/genesis/20-11.htm">Genesis 20:11</a> And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.<a href="/genesis/26-5.htm">Genesis 26:5</a> Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.<a href="/genesis/42-18.htm">Genesis 42:18</a> And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:seeing.<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> 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.<a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a> But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.<a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a> He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/22-5.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-25.htm">Fearest</a> <a href="/genesis/22-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/acts/22-12.htm">God-Fearing</a> <a href="/genesis/22-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/20-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/genesis/22-10.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/genesis/20-6.htm">Withheld</a> <a href="/genesis/22-5.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/37-2.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/genesis/26-9.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/judges/7-10.htm">Fearest</a> <a href="/genesis/24-43.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/42-18.htm">God-Fearing</a> <a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/24-45.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/28-11.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/genesis/33-19.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Withheld</a> <a href="/genesis/41-12.htm">Youth</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 22</div>1. <a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Abraham is tested with the command to offer Isaac.</a> 3. <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">He gives proof of his faith and obedience.</a> 11. <a href="/genesis/22-11.htm">The angel prevents him.</a> 13. <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Isaac is exchanged for a ram.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/22-14.htm">The place is called Jehovah-jireh.</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/22-15.htm">Abraham is again blessed.</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/22-20.htm">The generations of Nahor unto Rebekah.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him This command from the angel of the Lord halts Abraham's act of sacrifice. It underscores God's intervention and the importance of obedience over sacrifice. The phrase reflects God's sovereignty and His ultimate control over life and death. It also highlights the test of faith, where God examines the heart rather than the outward act. This moment is pivotal, as it demonstrates God's provision and mercy, foreshadowing the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who would not be spared.said the angel The angel of the Lord is often seen as a theophany, a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. This divine messenger speaks with authority, indicating the presence and voice of God Himself. The angel's intervention signifies divine approval of Abraham's faith and obedience. In biblical narratives, angels frequently serve as messengers of God's will, emphasizing the importance of the message delivered.for now I know that you fear God This statement reveals the purpose of the test: to confirm Abraham's reverence and trust in God. The fear of God in this context is not terror but a profound respect and submission to His will. It is a central theme in the wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, where the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac demonstrates his ultimate allegiance to God, setting a standard for faithfulness.since you have not withheld your only son from me Isaac is referred to as Abraham's "only son," emphasizing the depth of the sacrifice. Although Abraham had another son, Ishmael, Isaac is the child of promise through whom God's covenant would be fulfilled. This phrase parallels <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>, where God does not withhold His only Son, Jesus, from humanity. The willingness to sacrifice Isaac prefigures the sacrifice of Christ, highlighting themes of substitutionary atonement and divine love.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch of the Israelites, who demonstrates his faith and obedience to God by being willing to sacrifice his son Isaac. 2. <a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a> Abraham's beloved son, through whom God's promises were to be fulfilled. He is the intended sacrifice in this test of faith. 3. <a href="/topical/a/angel_of_the_lord.htm">Angel of the Lord</a> A divine messenger who intervenes at the critical moment to stop Abraham from sacrificing Isaac. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mount_moriah.htm">Mount Moriah</a> The location where Abraham is instructed to offer Isaac, later associated with the site of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_test.htm">The Test</a> God tests Abraham's faith and obedience by asking him to sacrifice his son, which ultimately reveals Abraham's fear and reverence for God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> Abraham's actions demonstrate that true faith is accompanied by obedience, even when it requires great personal sacrifice. <a href="/topical/f/fear_of_god.htm">Fear of God</a> The fear of God is not terror but a profound reverence and trust in His character and promises. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a> Just as God provided a ram in place of Isaac, He provides for our needs and ultimately provided Jesus as the sacrifice for our sins. <a href="/topical/t/testing_and_growth.htm">Testing and Growth</a> God tests our faith not to make us fail but to strengthen and refine us, drawing us closer to Him. <a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_love.htm">Sacrificial Love</a> Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac foreshadows the ultimate act of love—God's sacrifice of His Son for us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 22</a> <a href="/q/how_does_gen_22_align_with_deut_12_31.htm">How does Genesis 22 align with later scriptures condemning human sacrifice (e.g., Deuteronomy 12:31)? </a> <a href="/q/why_test_abraham_if_god_knew_his_heart.htm">Why did God command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac as a test if He already knew Abraham’s heart?</a> <a href="/q/is_jesus_yahweh_in_christianity.htm">Can angels have offspring?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_human_sacrifice.htm">What does the Bible say about human sacrifice?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him. Abraham's surrender of the son of his affections having been complete, there was no need to push the trial further. The voice from heaven has been accepted as evidence of God's rejection of human sacrifices (Lange, Murphy), only that is not assigned as the reason for Isaac's deliverance. For now I knew - literally, have known; not caused thee to know (Augustine), but caused others to know (Lange); or the words are used anthropomorphically (Calvin) - that thou fearest God, - Elohim; the Divine intention being to characterize the patriarch as a God-fearing man, and not simply as a worshipper of Jehovah (cf. Quarry 'on Genesis,' p. 460) - seeing - literally, and (sc. in proof thereof) - thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. Καὶ οὐκ ἐφείσω τοῦ ὑιοῦ σοῦ ἁγαπητοῦ δε ἐμέ (LXX.). Cf. ὅς γε τοῦ ἰδιοῦ ὑιοῦ οὐκ ἐφείσατο (<a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a>), as applied to the sacrifice of Christ. In this verse the angel of Jehovah identifies himself with Elohim. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/22-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not lay תִּשְׁלַ֤ח (tiš·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out a hand יָֽדְךָ֙ (yā·ḏə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand on אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the boy הַנַּ֔עַר (han·na·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer or do תַּ֥עַשׂ (ta·‘aś) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make anything to him,” מְא֑וּמָּה‪‬ (mə·’ūm·māh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3972.htm">Strong's 3972: </a> A speck, point, nothing said [the Angel], וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “for כִּ֣י ׀ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction now עַתָּ֣ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time I know יָדַ֗עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you אַ֔תָּה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you fear יְרֵ֤א (yə·rê) Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3373.htm">Strong's 3373: </a> Fearing, reverent God, אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative since you have not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no withheld חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ (ḥā·śaḵ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2820.htm">Strong's 2820: </a> To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe your only יְחִידְךָ֖ (yə·ḥî·ḏə·ḵā) Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> United, sole, beloved, lonely, the life son בִּנְךָ֥ (bin·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son from Me.” מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/22-12.htm">OT Law: Genesis 22:12 He said Don't lay your hand (Gen. 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