Genesis
Genesis 22:7
7Then 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?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Isaac | יִצְחָ֜ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his father | אָבִיו֙ | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֤ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| My father | אָבִ֔י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| Here I am | הִנֶּ֣נִּֽי | hin·nen·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2009 lo! behold! |
| my son | בְנִ֑י | ḇə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| he replied | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The fire | הָאֵשׁ֙ | hā·’êš | Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and the wood | וְהָ֣עֵצִ֔ים | wə·hā·‘ê·ṣîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| are here | הִנֵּ֤ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| said Isaac | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| but where | וְאַיֵּ֥ה | wə·’ay·yêh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H346 Where? |
| is the lamb | הַשֶּׂ֖ה | haś·śeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
| for the burnt offering | לְעֹלָֽה׃ | lə·‘ō·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.