Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
- BSB Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
- NKJV And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
- NASB And Abraham reached out with his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
- NLT And Abraham picked up the knife to kill his son as a sacrifice.
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Cross-references · 3
- Heb 11:17–19By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son,
- Jas 2:21–23Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
- Isa 53:6–12All we like sheep have gone astray. Everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
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