Genesis

Genesis 22:13

¹³Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram^c 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.

Footnotes

c 22:13 Most MT manuscripts; other Hebrew manuscripts, SP, LXX, and Syriac saw one ram

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֜ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
looked up	וַיִּשָּׂ֨א	way·yiś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and saw	וַיַּרְא֙	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
behind	אַחַ֕ר	’a·ḥar	Adverb	H310 behind
a ram	אַ֔יִל	’a·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H352 ram
in a thicket	בַּסְּבַ֖ךְ	bas·sə·ḇaḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5442 thicket
caught	נֶאֱחַ֥ז	ne·’ĕ·ḥaz	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
by its horns	בְּקַרְנָ֑יו	bə·qar·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7161 horn
So	אַבְרָהָם֙	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
went	וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the ram	הָאַ֔יִל	hā·’a·yil	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H352 ram
and offered	וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ	way·ya·‘ă·lê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
it as a burnt offering	לְעֹלָ֖ה	lə·‘ō·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5930 whole burnt-offering
in place of	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
his son	בְּנֽוֹ׃	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son

Cross-references

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1 Corinthians 10:13 · Psalm 40:6–8 · 2 Corinthians 1:9–10 · 1 Peter 1:19–20 · Isaiah 30:21 · Genesis 22:8 · Psalm 89:19–20 · 1 Corinthians 5:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.