Genesis 22:10
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Genesis 22:10 in other translations
| BSB | Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. |
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| WEB | Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son. |
| ASV | And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. |
| YLT | and Abraham putteth forth his hand, and taketh the knife--to slaughter his son. |
| DARBY | And Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slaughter his son. |
| BBE | And stretching out his hand, Abraham took the knife to put his son to death. |
| Webster | And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. |
What does Genesis 22:10 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 22:3-10
Never was any gold tried in so hot a fire. Who but Abraham would not have argued with God? Such would have been the thought of a weak heart; but Abraham knew that he had to do with a God, even Jehovah. Faith had taught him not to argue, but to obey. He is sure that what God commands is good; that what he promises cannot be broken. In matters of God, whoever consults with flesh and blood, will never offer up his…
Genesis 22:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 22:10
- James 2:21-23
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
- Hebrews 11:17-19
By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
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Context
- Genesis 22:9
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
- Genesis 22:10
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
- Genesis 22:11
And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
Genesis 22:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y extendió Abraham su mano, y tomó el cuchillo, para degollar á su hijo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abraham étendit sa main et prit le couteau pour égorger son fils. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Abraham streckte seine Hand aus und nahm das Messer, um seinen Sohn zu schlachten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Extenditque manum, et arripuit gladium, ut immolaret filium suum. |