Genesis

Genesis 22:15–16

¹⁵And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time, ¹⁶saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

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Genesis 22:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the angel	מַלְאַ֥ךְ	mal·’aḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
called	וַיִּקְרָ֛א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֑ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
heaven	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
a second time	שֵׁנִ֖ית	šê·nîṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular construct	H8145 second

Genesis 22:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
saying	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
By Myself	בִּ֥י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
I have sworn	נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי	niš·ba‘·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7650 swear
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
that	כִּ֗י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
because	יַ֚עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
you have done	עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
and have not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
withheld	חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ	ḥā·śaḵ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2820 withhold, refrain
your only	יְחִידֶֽךָ׃	yə·ḥî·ḏe·ḵā	Adjective - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3173 only one, solitary
son	בִּנְךָ֥	bin·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son

Cross-references

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Genesis 22:16 Luke 1:73 · Hebrews 6:13–14 · Psalm 105:9 · Jeremiah 51:14 · Romans 4:13–14 · Jeremiah 49:13 · Isaiah 45:23 · Genesis 12:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.