2 ARST Then God commanded{ him},“Take your son{ with you},{ yes,} your only son Isaac whom you love, and travel{ with him} to the region of Moriah. There you are to burn him up{ on an altar} as a sacrifice{ to me}, on one of the mountains that I will show to you.” BSB BSB: “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.” 3 ARST So the next morning Abraham got up early and put a{ pack} saddle on his donkey{ to get it ready}{ for the trip}. Then he got his son Isaac and two of his servants, and they chopped{ some}{ fire} wood that they would use to burn the sacrifice{ and loaded it on the donkey}. Then they started traveling to the place that God had told Abraham{ to go to}. BSB BSB: So 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.
4 ARST Three days later Abraham looked{ ahead} and in the distance he could see the mountain{ where they were headed}. BSB BSB: On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
7 ARST { As they walked,} Isaac said to Abraham,“Father?” Abraham replied,“Yes, my son?” Then Isaac asked{ him},“I see{ that we have} the fire{ coals} and the{ fire} wood, but where{ is} the lamb that{ we} will burn as a sacrifice{ to God}?” BSB BSB: 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?”
9 ARST When they reached the place that God had told him{ to go to}, Abraham built a{ stone} altar there and put the wood{ on top of it}. Then he tied his son Isaac{’ s arms and legs}{ with rope} and laid him on top of the wood on the altar. BSB BSB: 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.
10 ARST Then he picked up the knife{ in order} to kill his son. BSB BSB: Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
12 ARST Then the angel told{ him},“Do not harm your son or do anything{ else} to him. Now I know that you revere me, since you{ obeyed me and} did not refuse to sacrifice your son to me,{ even though he is} your only son.” BSB BSB: “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.”
13 ARST Then Abraham looked around and there behind{ him} he saw a ram that had its horns stuck in a bush. So he{ released Isaac,} went{ over to the ram} and untangled it.{ Then he killed it} and burned it{ on the altar} as a sacrifice{ to God} in place of his son. BSB BSB: Then 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.
14 ARST That is why Abraham named that place Yahweh- Yireh,{ which means“Yahweh will provide”}.{ Even} today people{ still} say,“On Yahweh’ s mountain he will provide what you need.” BSB BSB: And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
15 ARST Then Yahweh’ s angel called to Abraham from heaven again. BSB BSB: And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,
16 ARST He said,“This is what Yahweh declares{ to you}:‘With myself{ as my own witness}, I vow{ to you} that since you have obeyed me and did not hold back your son{ from me},{ yes,} your only son, BSB BSB: saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
17 ARST I will abundantly bless you. In fact, I will give you so many descendants{ that they will be}{ as numerous} as the stars in the sky and{ as numerous} as the{ grains of} sand on the seashore. They will defeat their enemies and rule over them. BSB BSB: I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
18 ARST Through your descendants{ I} will bless all the people groups on the earth.{ I will do that} because you obeyed me.’” BSB BSB: And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
19 ARST After that, Abraham returned{ with Isaac} to his{ two} servants. Then together they{ all} traveled{ back}{ home} to{ the city of} Beersheba, and Abraham{ and his family} stayed there. 22:20-24 BSB BSB: Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.
20 ARST Sometime later someone told Abraham,“I have news{ for you}: Your brother Nahor and{ his wife} Milcah also have{ some} sons, BSB BSB: Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
21 ARST The oldest son{ is} Uz,{ the second is} Buz, and{ the third is} Kemuel,{ who is} the father of Aram. BSB BSB: Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
22 ARST { They also have sons named} Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” BSB BSB: Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”
23 ARST Bethuel had{ a daughter named} Rebekah. Those{ are} the eight{ sons}{ that} Milcah had for Abraham’ s brother Nahor. BSB BSB: And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
24 ARST Besides that, Nahor and his servant- wife Reumah also had{ some sons, including} Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah. BSB BSB: Moreover, Nahor’s concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.