Genesis 22:8
New English Translation
8 “God will provide[a] for himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham replied. The two of them continued on together.
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- Genesis 22:8 tn Heb “will see for himself.” The construction means “to look out for; to see to it; to provide.”sn God will provide is the central theme of the passage and the turning point in the story. Note Paul’s allusion to the story in Rom 8:32 (“how shall he not freely give us all things?”) as well as H. J. Schoeps, “The Sacrifice of Isaac in Paul’s Theology,” JBL 65 (1946): 385-92.
Genesis 22:8
New King James Version
8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the (A)lamb for a (B)burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.
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Genesis 22:8
English Standard Version
8 Abraham said, (A)“God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.
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Genesis 22:8
King James Version
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
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