Genesis 22:7
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?”
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
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?
KJV
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?
⋯
Commentary
3 voicesVoices on this verse
loading…Original language & word study
17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יִצְחָ֜ק | yitz.Chak | Isaac | H3327 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| אַבְרָהָ֤ם | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| אָבִיו֙ | 'a.Viv | father his | H1 → |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אָבִ֔י | 'a.Vi | O father my | H1 → |
| וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| הִנֶּ֣נִּֽי | hi.Ne.ni | here [am] I | H2009 → |
| בְנִ֑י | ve.Ni | O son my | H1121 → |
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| הִנֵּ֤ה | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| הָאֵשׁ֙ | ha.'Esh | the fire | H784 → |
| וְהָ֣עֵצִ֔ים | ve.Ha.'e.Tzim | and the wood<s> | H6086 → |
| וְאַיֵּ֥ה | ve.'ai.Yeh | and where? | H346 → |
| הַשֶּׂ֖ה | ha.Seh | [is] the sheep | H7716 → |
| לְעֹלָֽה׃ | le.'o.Lah | for a burnt offering | H5930 → |
The walk
Featured studies on this passage
On Genesis 22:7
The Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22), MannaFest
Open the study →
On Genesis 22:7
Faith and Works, James and Paul on the Same Abraham, MannaFest
Open the study →
On Genesis 22:7
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
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
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
