Genesis 22:12
“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.”
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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Commentary
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אַל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| תִּשְׁלַ֤ח | tish.Lach | you stretch out | H7971 → |
| יָֽדְךָ֙ | ya.de.Kha | hand your | H3027 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | against | H413 → |
| הַנַּ֔עַר | ha.Na.'ar | the lad | H5288 → |
| וְאַל־ | ve.'al- | and may not | H408 → |
| תַּ֥עַשׂ | Ta.'as | you do | H6213 → |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | to <the> him | |
| מְא֑וּמָּה | me.'U.mah | anything | H3972 → |
| כִּ֣י׀ | ki | for | H3588 → |
| עַתָּ֣ה | 'a.Tah | now | H6258 → |
| יָדַ֗עְתִּי | ya.Da'.ti | I know | H3045 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| יְרֵ֤א | ye.Re' | [are one] fearing | H3373 → |
| אֱלֹהִים֙ | 'E.lo.Him | <of> God | H430 → |
| אַ֔תָּה | 'A.tah | you | H859 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ | cha.Sakh.ta | you have withheld | H2820 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בִּנְךָ֥ | bin.Kha | son your | H1121 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יְחִידְךָ֖ | ye.chi.de.Kha | only [son] your | H3173 → |
| מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | mi.Me.ni | from me | H4480 → |
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