Genesis 22 · Verse 5

Genesis 22:5

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

Genesis 22:5, King James Version

Genesis 22:5 in other translations

BSB	“Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.”
WEB	Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there. We will worship, and come back to you.”
ASV	And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you.
YLT	and Abraham saith unto his young men, ‘Remain by yourselves here with the ass, and I and the youth go yonder and worship, and turn back unto you.'
DARBY	And Abraham said to his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
BBE	Then he said to his young men, Keep here with the ass; and I and the boy will go on and give worship and come back again to you.
Webster	And Abraham said to his young men, Abide you here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and return to you.

What does Genesis 22:5 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 5 I and the lad will go and come again - How could Abraham consistently with truth say this, when he knew he was going to make his son a burnt-offering? The apostle answers for him: By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac - accounting that God was able to raise him up even from the dead, from whence also he received him in a figure, Heb 11:17, Heb 11:19. He knew that previously to the birth of Isaac both he and his wife were dead to all the purposes of procreation; that his birth was a kind of life from the dead; that the promise of God was most positive, In Isaac shall thy seed be called, Gen 21:12; that this promise could not fail; that it was his duty to obey the command of his Maker; and that it was as easy for God to restore him to life after he had been a burnt-offering, as it was for him to give him life in the beginning. Therefore he went fully purposed to offer his son, and yet confidently expecting to have him restored to life again. We will go yonder and worship - perform a solemn act of devotion which God requires, and come again to you.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Genesis 22:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559

אַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85

אֶל\־'el-toH413

נְעָרָ֗יוne.'a.Ravservants hisH5288

שְׁבוּ\־she.vu-remainH3427

לָכֶ֥םla.Khemfor <the> yourselves

פֹּה֙pohhereH6311

עִֽם\־'im-withH5973

הַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.Morthe donkeyH2543

וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589

וְהַנַּ֔עַרve.ha.Na.'arand the ladH5288

נֵלְכָ֖הne.le.Khahwe will goH1980

עַד\־'ad-toH5704

כֹּ֑הKohthereH3541

וְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הve.nish.ta.cha.Vehso we may bow downH7812

וְנָשׁ֥וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahand we will returnH7725

אֲלֵיכֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Khemto youH413

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 22:5

Hebrews 11:19
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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Abide.
Heb 12:1
come.
Heb 11:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Genesis 22:4
Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
Genesis 22:5
And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
Genesis 22:6
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

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Genesis 22:5 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Entonces dijo Abraham á sus mozos: Esperaos aquí con el asno, y yo y el muchacho iremos hasta allí, y adoraremos, y volveremos á vosotros.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et Abraham dit à ses jeunes hommes: Restez ici, vous, avec l’âne; et moi et l’enfant nous irons jusque-là, et nous adorerons; et nous reviendrons vers vous.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und Abraham sprach zu seinen Knaben: Bleibet ihr hier mit dem Esel; ich aber und der Knabe wollen bis dorthin gehen und anbeten und zu euch zurückkehren.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	dixitque ad pueros suos: Expectate hic cum asino: ego et puer illuc usque properantes, postquam adoraverimus, revertemur ad vos.