Genesis 22:6
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together.
KJV
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
⋯
Commentary
3 voicesVoices on this verse
loading…Original language & word study
18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֨ח | vai.yi.Kach | and he took | H3947 → |
| אַבְרָהָ֜ם | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עֲצֵ֣י | 'a.Tzei | [the] wood<s> of | H6086 → |
| הָעֹלָ֗ה | ha.'o.Lah | the burnt offering | H5930 → |
| וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ | vai.Ya.sem | and he put [it] | H7760 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| יִצְחָ֣ק | yitz.Chak | Isaac | H3327 → |
| בְּנ֔וֹ | be.No | son his | H1121 → |
| וַיִּקַּ֣ח | vai.yi.Kach | and he took | H3947 → |
| בְּיָד֔וֹ | be.ya.Do | in hand his | H3027 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָאֵ֖שׁ | ha.'Esh | the fire | H784 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת | ha.ma.'a.Khe.let | the knife | H3979 → |
| וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ | vai.ye.le.Khu | and they went | H1980 → |
| שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם | she.nei.Hem | [the] two of them | H8147 → |
| יַחְדָּֽו׃ | yach.Dav | together | H3162 → |
The walk
Featured studies on this passage
On Genesis 22:6
The Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22), MannaFest
Open the study →
On Genesis 22:6
Faith and Works, James and Paul on the Same Abraham, MannaFest
Open the study →
Walks through Genesis 22
The Angel of YHWH
Every appearance of the malʾak YHWH — one figure identified with God and distinguished from him — and the five readings of who he is, each given its strongest voice.
Open the study →
Walks through Genesis 22
The Covenants
Six covenants in succession, cumulative rather than replacing. Adamic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, New. Each narrowing the line of promise while widening the scope of fulfillment.
Open the study →
Walks through Genesis 22
Jesus: Titles & Roles
No single title carries him. Scripture names Jesus by a constellation of titles — Christ, Son of Man, Lamb of God, Logos, High Priest, King of Kings — and each one is a door. This hub gathers every title page on the site and anchors the rest to the verses that confer them.
Open the study →
Walks through Genesis 22
Names of God
God reveals himself by name. Each name given in a specific historical moment, in response to a specific situation. Twenty-eight names along a revelation timeline — from Elohim at creation to YHWH-Shammah at the restored city — closing with Jesus' "I AM."
Open the study →
About Genesis
