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Genesis 22:13

Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram 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.
Genesis 22:13
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּה־אַ֔יִל אַחַ֕ר נֶאֱחַ֥ז בַּסְּבַ֖ךְ בְּקַרְנָ֑יו וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אַבְרָהָם֙ וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־הָאַ֔יִל וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ לְעֹלָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃

  1. וַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'“and he lifted up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשָׂא · “look” · Strong's H5375M
  2. אַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.Ham“Abraham”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָהָם · “Abraham” · Strong's H0085
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. עֵינָ֗יו'ei.Nav“eyes his”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  5. וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'“and he saw”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  6. וְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  7. אַ֔יִל'A.yil“a ram”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַ֫יִל · “ram” · Strong's H0352A
  8. אַחַ֕ר'a.Char“behind”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  9. נֶאֱחַ֥זne.'e.Chaz“it was caught”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָחַז · “to grasp” · Strong's H0270
  10. בַּסְּבַ֖ךְba.se.Vakh“in the thicket”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סְבַךְ · “thicket” · Strong's H5442
  11. בְּקַרְנָ֑יוbe.kar.Nav“by horns its”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קֶ֫רֶן · “horn” · Strong's H7161A
  12. וַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  13. אַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.Ham“Abraham”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָהָם · “Abraham” · Strong's H0085
  14. וַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.Kach“and he took”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  15. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. הָאַ֔יִלha.'A.yil“the ram”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַ֫יִל · “ram” · Strong's H0352A
  17. וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּvai.ya.'a.Le.hu“and he offered up it”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “offer up” · Strong's H5927I
  18. לְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.Lah“to a burnt offering”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֹלָה · “burnt offering” · Strong's H5930A
  19. תַּ֥חַתTa.chat“in place of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  20. בְּנֽוֹ׃be.No“son his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)