Genesis 22:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 22:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּקוֹם֮
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָֽמַר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֣וֹ
הָאֱלֹהִים֒
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַיִּ֨בֶן
bânâh
H1129
to build
שָׁ֤ם
shâm
H8033
there
אַבְרָהָם֙
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ
ʻârak
H6186
to arrange
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעֵצִ֑ים
ʻêts
H6086
tree
וַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙
ʻâqad
H6123
to bind
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִצְחָ֣ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
בְּנ֔וֹ
bên
H1121
son
וַיָּ֤שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֹתוֹ֙
ʼêth
H853
-
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
מִמַּ֖עַל
maʻal
H4605
above
לָעֵצִֽים
ʻêts
H6086
tree
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World English Bible Public Domain
They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they came to the place that God had told to him, and there Abraham built the altar and arranged the wood. Then he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
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