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BrLXXΚαὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα ὁ Θεὸς ἐπείρασε τὸν Ἁβραὰμ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἁβραὰμ, Ἁβραάμ· καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ἐγώ. (Kai egeneto meta ta ɽaʸmata tauta ho Theos epeirase ton Habraʼam, kai eipen autōi, Habraʼam, Habraʼam; kai eipen, idou egō. )
BrTrAnd it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he said, Lo! I am here.
ULTThen it happened after those things that God tested Abraham. And he said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Behold me.”
USTSometime later God decided to test Abraham. So he called to him, “Abraham!” Abraham replied, “Yes, Lord?”
BSB § Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” § “Here I am,” he answered.
OEBLater the Lord tested Abraham, saying to him, ‘Abraham’; and he answered, ‘Here I am.’
WEBBEAfter these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” ¶ He said, “Here I am.”
NETSome time after these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am!” Abraham replied.
LSVAnd it comes to pass after these things that God has tried Abraham and says to him, “Abraham”; and he says, “Here I [am].”
FBVSometime later God tested Abraham. He called out to him, “Abraham!” ¶ “I'm here,” Abraham replied.
T4TSeveral years later, God tested Abraham to find out whether Abraham really trusted in him and would obey him. He called out to Abraham, and Abraham replied, “I’m here.”
LEBAnd it happened that after these things, God tested Abraham. And he said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
BBENow after these things, God put Abraham to the test, and said to him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
KJB-1611¶ [fn][fn]And it came to passe after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said vnto him, Abraham. And hee said, Beholde, heere I am. (¶ And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. And he said, Behold, hear I am.)
BshpsAfter these sayinges, god did tempt Abraham, and sayde vnto him Abraham. Which answered, here I am. (After these sayings, god did tempt Abraham, and said unto him Abraham. Which answered, here I am.)
GnvaAnd after these things God did proue Abraham, and said vnto him, Abraham. Who answered, Here am I. (And after these things God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. Who answered, Here am I. )
CvdlAfter these actes God tempted Abraham, and sayde vnto him: Abraham. And he answered: I am here. (After these acts God tempted Abraham, and said unto him: Abraham. And he answered: I am here.)
WyclAnd aftir that these thingis weren don, God assaiede Abraham, and seide to hym, Abraham! Abraham! He answerde, Y am present. (And after that these things were done, God assaiede Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! Abraham! He answered, I am present.)
LuthNach diesen Geschichten versuchte GOtt Abraham und sprach zu ihm: Abraham! Und er antwortete: Hier bin ich. (After this Geschichten versuchte God Abraham and spoke to him: Abraham! And he replied: Hier am I.)
ClVgQuæ postquam gesta sunt, tentavit Deus Abraham, et dixit ad eum: Abraham, Abraham. At ille respondit: Adsum.[fn] (Quæ postquam gesta are, tentavit God Abraham, and he_said to him: Abraham, Abraham. At ille answered: Adsum. )
22.1Quæ postquam, etc. AUG., Quæst. in Gen., tom. 3 Jacobus dicit quod neminem tentat Deus; sed usualiter, tentare, pro eo quod est pro are, dicimus. Jacobus autem dicit de ea tentatione, qua quisque peccato [Al., peccator] implicatur. Unde I Thess. 1: Ne forte tentaverit vos is qui tentat. Alibi enim scriptum est Deut. 13: Tentat vos Deus vester, ut sciat si diligatis eum, id est, vos scire faciat. Vires enim dilectionis suæ homo ignorat, nisi experimento cognoscat.
22.1Quæ postquam, etc. AUG., Quæst. in Gen., tom. 3 Yacobus dicit that neminem tentat God; but usualiter, tentare, for eo that it_is for are, dicimus. Yacobus however dicit about ea tentatione, which quisque peccato [Al., peccator] implicatur. Unde I Thess. 1: Ne forte tentaverit you is who tentat. Alibi because scriptum it_is Deut. 13: Tentat you God vester, as sciat when/but_if diligatis him, id it_is, you scire faciat. Vires because dilectionis suæ human ignorat, nisi experimento cognoscat.
22:1Some time later: Abraham had sent Ishmael away and settled in the land. Now God tested Abraham’s faith by telling him to give up Isaac. This pushed the limits of logic and of Abraham’s knowledge of God. Would he still obey when God seemed to be working against him and against the covenant? Would he cling to the boy or surrender him to God (see Exod 13:11-13)? Did he believe that God would still keep his word and bless the world through Abraham’s offspring?
This is the beginning of a new episode that takes place around twelve years after Abraham and King Abimelech made their treaty (chapter 21). See how you translated “after those events” in Gen 15:1; it may be necessary to translate this phrase in a slightly different way here because of the different context. Alternate translation: “Sometime after those things happened” or “Several years later”
וְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים נִסָּ֖ה אֶת אַבְרָהָ֑ם
and,the,God tested DOM ʼAⱱrāhām
Make sure your translation of this clause does not sound like the test was over. Rather it introduces what the following episode is about. Alternate translation: “God wanted to test Abraham.”
Abraham’s reply is respectful and means that he is listening and ready to do what God wants him to do. Consider what is the best way to say this phrase in your language. Alternate translation: “Yes, Master?” or “What is it, Lord”
Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.
