Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go yonder. We will worship, and come back to you.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
- BSB “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.”
- NKJV And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.”
- NASB Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey, and I and the boy will go over there; and we will worship and return to you.”
- NLT “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told the servants. “The boy and I will travel a little farther. We will worship there, and then we will come right back.”
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Quick answer
Abraham tells his servants that he and the boy will worship and return. His words express faith that both will come back.
Overview
Abraham calls the act 'worship' and declares 'we will come back,' revealing his confidence that God will somehow restore Isaac. Hebrews confirms he believed God could raise the dead, accounting Isaac as good as resurrected. This statement of faith, made in the shadow of sacrifice, shows that true worship may involve costly obedience grounded in unwavering trust in God's promise.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Heb 11:19concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
- Heb 12:1Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
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