Genesis
Genesis 22:2
2“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take | קַח־ | qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| your son | בִּנְךָ֙ | bin·ḵå̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| said | וַיֹּ֡אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| your only | יְחִֽידְךָ֤ | yə·ḥî·ḏə·ḵā | Adjective - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3173 only one, solitary |
| son Isaac | יִצְחָ֔ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you love | אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙ | ’ā·haḇ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H157 love |
| and go | וְלֶךְ־ | wə·leḵ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the land | אֶ֖רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Moriah | הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה | ham·mō·rî·yāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4179 Morijah |
| Offer him | וְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּ | wə·ha·‘ă·lê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| there | שָׁם֙ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| as a burnt offering | לְעֹלָ֔ה | lə·‘ō·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| on | עַ֚ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| one | אַחַ֣ד | ’a·ḥaḏ | Number - masculine singular construct | H259 one |
| of the mountains | הֶֽהָרִ֔ים | he·hā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I will show | אֹמַ֥ר | ’ō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| you | אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 3:16 · Romans 8:32 · Hebrews 11:17 · 1 John 4:9–10 · Genesis 22:12 · Genesis 22:16 · Genesis 17:19 · Judges 11:39 · 2 Kings 3:27 · Genesis 21:12 · 2 Chronicles 3:1 · Judges 11:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.