Genesis 22:12

And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my sake thou hast not spared thy beloved son.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Behold, I am here.

13And Abraham lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! a ram caught by his horns in a plant of Sabec; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a whole burnt offering in the place of Isaac his son.

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Cross References

Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife.

Genesis 26:5Because Abraham thy father hearkened to my voice, and kept my injunctions, and my commandments, and my ordinances, and my statutes.

Exodus 20:20And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be among you, that ye sin not.

1 Samuel 15:22And Samuel said, Does the Lord take pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in hearing the words of the Lord? behold, obedience is better than a good sacrifice, and hearkening than the fat of rams.

Job 5:19Six times he shall deliver thee out of distresses: 1 And in the seventh harm shall not touch thee. 1

Psalms 1:6For the Lord knows the way of the righteous; 1 But the way of the ungodly 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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