God & Savior

Genesis 22:2

“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.”
Genesis 22:2
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Original language and places

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)

וַיֹּ֡אמֶר קַח־נָ֠א אֶת־בִּנְךָ֨ אֶת־יְחִֽידְךָ֤ אֲשֶׁר־אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֔ק וְלֶךְ־לְךָ֔ אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה וְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּ שָׁם֙ לְעֹלָ֔ה עַ֚ל אַחַ֣ד הֶֽהָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֹמַ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. קַח־kach-“take”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  3. נָ֠אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. בִּנְךָ֨bin.Kha“son your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. יְחִֽידְךָ֤ye.chi.de.Kha“only [son] your”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָחִיד · “only” · Strong's H3173
  8. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  9. אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙'a.Hav.ta“you love”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. יִצְחָ֔קyitz.Chak“Isaac”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִצְחָק · “Isaac” · Strong's H3327
  12. וְלֶךְ־ve.lekh-“and go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  13. לְךָ֔le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  14. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  15. אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  16. הַמֹּרִיָּ֑הha.mo.ri.Yah“<the> Moriah”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from מֹרִיָּה · “(Mount )Moriah” · Strong's H4179
  17. וְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּve.ha.'a.Le.hu“and offer up him”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “offer up” · Strong's H5927I
  18. שָׁם֙sham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  19. לְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.Lah“to a burnt offering”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֹלָה · “burnt offering” · Strong's H5930A
  20. עַ֚ל'al“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  21. אַחַ֣ד'a.Chad“one of”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  22. הֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.Rim“the mountains”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  23. אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  24. אֹמַ֥ר'o.Mar“I will tell”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  25. אֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.kha“to you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)