Genesis 22:13
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.
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ASV
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.
KJV
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשָּׂ֨א | vai.yi.Sa' | and he lifted up | H5375 → |
| אַבְרָהָ֜ם | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עֵינָ֗יו | 'ei.Nav | eyes his | H5869 → |
| וַיַּרְא֙ | vai.yaR' | and he saw | H7200 → |
| וְהִנֵּה־ | ve.hi.neh- | and there! | H2009 → |
| אַ֔יִל | 'A.yil | a ram | H352 → |
| אַחַ֕ר | 'a.Char | behind | H310 → |
| נֶאֱחַ֥ז | ne.'e.Chaz | it was caught | H270 → |
| בַּסְּבַ֖ךְ | ba.se.Vakh | in the thicket | H5442 → |
| בְּקַרְנָ֑יו | be.kar.Nav | by horns its | H7161 → |
| וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ | vai.Ye.lekh | and he went | H1980 → |
| אַבְרָהָם֙ | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| וַיִּקַּ֣ח | vai.yi.Kach | and he took | H3947 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָאַ֔יִל | ha.'A.yil | the ram | H352 → |
| וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ | vai.ya.'a.Le.hu | and he offered up it | H5927 → |
| לְעֹלָ֖ה | le.'o.Lah | to a burnt offering | H5930 → |
| תַּ֥חַת | Ta.chat | in place of | H8478 → |
| בְּנֽוֹ׃ | be.No | son his | H1121 → |
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