Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

New American Standard Bible

Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

King James Version

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

Holman Bible

Then Abraham reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.

International Standard Version

Then he stretched out his hand and grabbed the knife to slaughter his son.

American Standard Version

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

Amplified

Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.

Bible in Basic English

And stretching out his hand, Abraham took the knife to put his son to death.

Darby Translation

And Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slaughter his son.

Julia Smith Translation

And Abraham will stretch out the hand and will take the knife to slaughter his son.

King James 2000

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.

Modern King James verseion

And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to have killed his son.

NET Bible

Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter his son.

New Heart English Bible

Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

The Emphasized Bible

And Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife, - to slay his son.

Webster

And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

World English Bible

Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

Youngs Literal Translation

and Abraham putteth forth his hand, and taketh the knife -- to slaughter his son.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
H85
אברהם 
'Abraham 
Usage: 175

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

and took
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

the knife
מאכלת 
Ma'akeleth 
Usage: 4

to slay
שׁחט 
Shachat 
Usage: 81

References

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

God Tests Abraham

9 And they came to the place which God had told him of. And Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11 And the agent of LORD called to him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:6-12

All we like sheep have gone astray. We have turned every one to his own way, and LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Hebrews 11:17-19

By faith Abraham, being tested, offered Isaac. And he who received the promises offered his only begotten son,

James 2:21-23

Was not Abraham our father made righteous from works, having offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

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