Genesis 22:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.”
Genesis 22:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 22:12 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 22:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.””
Genesis 22:12 — World English Bible
Genesis 22:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me. ”
Genesis 22:12 — American Standard Version
Genesis 22:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and He saith, `Put not forth thine hand unto the youth, nor do anything to him, for now I have known that thou art fearing God, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one, from Me.'”
Genesis 22:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 22:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, Stretch not out thy hand against the lad, neither do anything to him; for now I know that thou fearestGod, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son], from me. ”
Genesis 22:12 — Darby Translation
Genesis 22:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then he said, Lay not thine hand vpon the childe, neither doe any thing vnto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing for my sake thou hast not spared thine onely sonne.”
Genesis 22:12 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 22:12 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he said, "Do not stretch out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, and you have not withheld your son—your only one—from me."”
Genesis 22:12 — The Living Sword
Genesis 22:12 in Context — Genesis 22
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah–jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.
What Does Genesis 22:12 Mean?
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