And he said, Take now thy son, thineonly son Isaac, whomthoulovest, and get theeinto the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burntofferingupon one of the mountainswhich I willtellthee of.
And Abrahamrose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burntoffering, and rose up, and wentunto the place of which God had told him.
And Abrahamtook the wood of the burntoffering, and laid it uponIsaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and theywentboth of themtogether.
And IsaacspakeuntoAbraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burntoffering?
And theycame to the placewhich God had told him of; and Abrahambuilt an altarthere, and laid the wood in order, and boundIsaac his son, and laid him on the altarupon the wood.
And he said, Lay not thinehandupon the lad, neither do thou any thingunto him: for now I knowthatthoufearest God, seeingthouhast not withheld thy son, thineonly son from me.
And Abrahamlifted up his eyes, and looked, and beholdbehind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abrahamwent and took the ram, and offered him up for a burntoffering in the stead of his son.
That in blessing I willblessthee, and in multiplying I willmultiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sandwhich is upon the sea shore; and thy seedshallpossess the gate of his enemies;