Genesis 22:7

Translations

Modern

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?”

Traditional

And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

Literal

And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Behold, I am here, my son.” And he said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, and where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

Latin

…dixit Isaac patri suo: Pater mi. At ille respondit: Quid vis, fili? Ecce, inquit, ignis et ligna: ubi est victima holocausti?

Original

Hebrew

English

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?”

Notes

Genesis 22:7–8

When Isaac asked, Abraham showed his faith in the Lord by saying, "God Himself will provide." But he did not know how. This idea is central to the entire story.

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Isaac Faith and Good Deeds Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Romans 8:15
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Matthew 26:39
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.”
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Matthew 26:42
A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
Genesis 4:2–4
Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
John 18:11
“Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
Exodus 12:3
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.

Parallels

John 3:1–21

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people Isaac: Son of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau

Glossary

Abraham Architecture Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Family Life and Relations Genesis, Book of Isaac Jerusalem Patriarchs, Period of the Samaritans

Topics

Abraham: Piety of Abraham: Trial of his Faith in the offering of Isaac Children: Isaac Courage: The Courage of Conviction in offering Isaac Faith in the offering up of Isaac Faith: Trial of Abraham, when Commanded to offer Isaac Good Children: Isaac Isaac: The Miraculous Son of Abraham: Offered in Sacrifice by his Father Offerings: Human Sacrifices: Abraham Self-Denial: General Scriptures Concerning Temptation: A Test The Burnt offering: Abraham Tried by the Command to offer Isaac As The Lamb: Offered in Sacrifice: from the Earliest Times

Genesis 22:7

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