Genesis 22:12

And he said, Stretch not out thy hand against the lad, neither do anything to him; for now I know that thou fearest God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son], from me.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

In Context

11And the Angel of Jehovah called to him from the heavens, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And he said, Here am I.

13And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt-offering instead of his son.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely the fear of God is not in this place, and they will kill me for my wife's sake.

Genesis 26:5because that Abraham hearkened to my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Exodus 20:20And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.

1 Samuel 15:22And Samuel said, Has Jehovah delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, As in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, Attention than the fat of rams.

Job 5:19He will deliver thee in six troubles, and in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

Psalms 1:6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:12-15

Isaac Rescued. ( b. c. 1872.) 11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the… Read the whole commentary →

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