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And they both walked on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Abraham said, “God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Abraham said, &#8220God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.&#8221 So the two of them walked on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself a lamb for the burnt offering.” So the two walked on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” Then the two of them walked on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham answered, &#8220God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.&#8221 Then the two of them walked on together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son: so they went both of them together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son: so they went both of them together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Abraham answered, "God will provide a lamb for the burnt offering, Son." The two of them went on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Abraham answered, "God will provide himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." The two of them went on together <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham answered, ?God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.? And the two walked on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"God will provide for himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son," Abraham replied. The two of them continued on together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they both went together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt-offering: so they went both of them together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham says, “God provides for Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son”; and they go on both of them together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Abraham saith, 'God doth provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son;' and they go on both of them together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Abraham will say, God will see to himself the sheep for a burnt-offering my son: and they will go, they two together.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham said: God will provide himself a victim for an holocaust, my son. So they went on together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Abraham said, “God himself will provide the victim for the holocaust, my son.” Thus they continued on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“My son,” Abraham answered, “God will provide the sheep for the burnt offering.” Then the two walked on together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son. So they went both of them together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Abraham said, “God will show himself the Lamb for a sacrifice, my son”, and they both went as one.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Abraham said: 'God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son.' So they went both of them together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Abraam said, God will provide himself a sheep for a whole-burnt-offering, <i>my</i> son. And both having gone together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/22-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4881" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/22.htm">The Offering of Isaac</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” “Here I am, my son,” he replied. “The fire and the wood are here,” said Isaac, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham</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.">answered,</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/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’eh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">will provide</a> <a href="/hebrew/7716.htm" title="7716: haś·śeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Or sey; probably from sha'ah through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. A sheep or goat.">the lamb</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: lə·‘ō·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">for the burnt offering,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">my son.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê·hem (Number-mdc:: 3mp) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">And the two</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walked on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></span><br />The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Hebrews 11:17-19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19-20</a></span><br />but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. / He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a></span><br />Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-56.htm">John 8:56</a></span><br />Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Revelation 5:12</a></span><br />In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Exodus 12:3-7</a></span><br />Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household. / If the household is too small for a whole lamb, they are to share with the nearest neighbor based on the number of people, and apportion the lamb accordingly. / Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-15.htm">Leviticus 16:15-16</a></span><br />Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it. / So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them in the midst of their impurities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a></span><br />Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-18</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? / I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest. / Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></b></br> Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/25-9.htm">2 Chronicles 25:9</a></b></br> And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Matthew 19:26</a></b></br> But Jesus beheld <i>them</i>, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/22-7.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/22-7.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/genesis/22-7.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/genesis/22-7.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/22-7.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/genesis/22-7.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/philemon/1-22.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/genesis/22-7.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/genesis/22-6.htm">Together</a> <a href="/genesis/22-6.htm">Walked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/22-9.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/30-2.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/22-14.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/genesis/22-19.htm">Together</a> <a href="/genesis/24-40.htm">Walked</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Abraham is tested with the command to offer Isaac.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">He gives proof of his faith and obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/22-11.htm">The angel prevents him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Isaac is exchanged for a ram.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/22-14.htm">The place is called Jehovah-jireh.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/22-15.htm">Abraham is again blessed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/22-20.htm">The generations of Nahor unto Rebekah.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Abraham answered</b><br>Abraham's response to Isaac's question reflects his faith and trust in God's provision. This moment is a test of Abraham's faith, as God had commanded him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham's answer demonstrates his belief that God will intervene, a theme consistent with his previous experiences of God's faithfulness.<p><b>God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering</b><br>This statement is prophetic, foreshadowing God's provision of a substitute sacrifice. In the immediate context, God provides a ram caught in a thicket (<a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Genesis 22:13</a>). Theologically, this points to the ultimate provision of Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>), who takes away the sin of the world. The concept of substitutionary atonement is central to Christian theology, where Christ is seen as the sacrificial lamb provided by God for humanity's sins.<p><b>my son</b><br>The phrase "my son" emphasizes the personal and emotional nature of the test. Isaac is not only Abraham's son but also the child of promise through whom God had promised to establish a great nation (<a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a>). This highlights the depth of Abraham's faith, as he is willing to sacrifice his beloved son, trusting in God's promise and provision.<p><b>And the two walked on together</b><br>This phrase underscores the unity and trust between Abraham and Isaac. Despite the gravity of the situation, they proceed together, symbolizing obedience and faith. The narrative does not record any further questioning from Isaac, suggesting his trust in his father and, by extension, in God's plan. This unity can also be seen as a type of the relationship between God the Father and Jesus, who willingly went to the cross in obedience to the Father's will (<a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, known for his faith and obedience to God. In this passage, he demonstrates profound trust in God's provision.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>Abraham's son, the child of promise through whom God had promised to establish a great nation. He is the intended sacrifice in this account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_moriah.htm">Mount Moriah</a></b><br>The location where God instructs Abraham to offer Isaac as a burnt offering. It is significant in biblical history and later becomes the site of Solomon's Temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in the account, testing Abraham's faith and ultimately providing a substitute for Isaac.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ram.htm">The Ram</a></b><br>Although not mentioned in this specific verse, the ram provided by God as a substitute for Isaac is crucial to the account's resolution.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_provision.htm">Faith in God's Provision</a></b><br>Abraham's statement, "God Himself will provide," reflects a deep trust in God's ability to meet needs, even in seemingly impossible situations. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's provision in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a></b><br>Abraham's willingness to obey God's difficult command demonstrates the importance of obedience and trust in God's plan, even when it is not fully understood.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/foreshadowing_of_christ.htm">Foreshadowing of Christ</a></b><br>The account foreshadows the sacrifice of Jesus, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. This connection encourages believers to see the Old Testament as pointing to Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The account illustrates God's faithfulness to His promises. Just as He provided for Abraham, He remains faithful to His promises to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/walking_together_in_faith.htm">Walking Together in Faith</a></b><br>The phrase "the two of them walked on together" signifies unity and shared faith. It encourages believers to walk together in faith, supporting one another in their spiritual journeys.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'god_will_provide_the_lamb'.htm">What does "God will provide the lamb" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_kingdom_of_priests.htm">What does 'God will provide the lamb' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_abraham_plan_to_sacrifice_isaac.htm">Why did Abraham prepare to sacrifice his son Isaac?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_propitiation_mean.htm">What does propitiation mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering:</span> - the utterance of heroic faith rather than the language of pious dissimulation (<span class="accented">vide</span> on Ver. 5) - <span class="cmt_word">so they went both of them together.</span> To see in this twice-repeated expression a type of the concurrence of the Father and the Son in the work of redemption (Wordsworth) is not exegesis. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/22-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Abraham</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָהָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֞ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Himself</span><br /><span class="heb">לּ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">will provide</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְאֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(yir·’eh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the lamb</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֶּׂ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7716.htm">Strong's 7716: </a> </span><span class="str2">A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the burnt offering,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֹלָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my son.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And the two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">walked on</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּֽו׃</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/22-8.htm">OT Law: Genesis 22:8 Abraham said God will provide himself (Gen. 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