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וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה, וְהָאֱלֹהִים נִסָּה אֶת אַבְרָהָם, וַיֹּֽאמֶר אֵלָיו, אַבְרָהָם, וַיֹּֽאמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי:
וַיֹּֽאמֶר, קַח נָא אֶת בִּנְךָ אֶת יְחִידְךָ אֲשֶׁר אָהַֽבְתָּ אֶת יִצְחָק, וְלֶךְ לְךָ אֶל אֶֽרֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּה, וְהַעֲלֵֽהוּ שָׁם לְעֹלָה עַל אַחַד הֶהָרִים, אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶֽיךָ:
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּֽקֶר, וַיַּחֲבֹשׁ אֶת חֲמֹרוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת שְׁנֵי נְעָרָיו אִתּוֹ וְאֵת יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ, וַיְבַקַּע עֲצֵי עֹלָה וַיָּֽקָם וַיֵּֽלֶךְ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אָֽמַר לוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים:
בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַיִּשָּׂא אַבְרָהָם אֶת עֵינָיו, וַיַּרְא אֶת הַמָּקוֹם מֵרָחֹק:
וַיֹּֽאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל נְעָרָיו שְׁבוּ לָכֶם פֹּה עִם הַחֲמוֹר, וַאֲנִי וְהַנַּֽעַר נֵלְכָה עַד כֹּה, וְנִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה וְנָשֽׁוּבָה אֲלֵיכֶם:
וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָהָם אֶת עֲצֵי הָעֹלָה וַיָּֽשֶׂם עַל יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ וַיִּקַּח בְּיָדוֹ אֶת הָאֵשׁ וְאֶת הַמַּאֲכֶֽלֶת, וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּו:
וַיֹּֽאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו וַיֹּֽאמֶר אָבִי, וַיֹּֽאמֶר הִנֶּֽנִּי בְנִי, וַיֹּֽאמֶר, הִנֵּה הָאֵשׁ וְהָעֵצִים וְאַיֵּה הַשֶּׂה לְעֹלָה:
וַיֹּֽאמֶר אַבְרָהָם, אֱלֹהִים יִרְאֶה לּוֹ הַשֶּׂה לְעֹלָה בְּנִי, וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּו:
וַיָּבֹֽאוּ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אָֽמַר לוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים, וַיִּֽבֶן שָׁם אַבְרָהָם אֶת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ, וַיַּעֲרֹךְ אֶת הָעֵצִים, וַיַּעֲקֹד אֶת יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ, וַיָּֽשֶׂם אֹתוֹ עַל הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ מִמַּֽעַל לָעֵצִים:
וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְרָהָם אֶת יָדוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת הַמַּאֲכֶֽלֶת, לִשְׁחֹט אֶת בְּנוֹ:
וַיִּקְרָא אֵלָיו מַלְאַךְ יְיָ מִן הַשָּׁמַֽיִם וַיֹּֽאמֶר אַבְרָהָם | אַבְרָהָם, וַיֹּֽאמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי:
וַיֹּֽאמֶר, אַל תִּשְׁלַח יָדְךָ אֶל הַנַּֽעַר, וְאַל תַּֽעַשׂ לוֹ מְאֽוּמָה, כִּי עַתָּה יָדַֽעְתִּי, כִּי יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים אַֽתָּה, וְלֹא חָשַֽׂכְתָּ אֶת בִּנְךָ אֶת יְחִידְךָ מִמֶּֽנִּי:
וַיִּשָּׂא אַבְרָהָם אֶת עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה אַֽיִל, אַחַר נֶאֱחַז בַּסְּבַךְ בְּקַרְנָיו, וַיֵּֽלֶךְ אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקַּח אֶת הָאַֽיִל, וַיַּעֲלֵֽהוּ לְעֹלָה תַּֽחַת בְּנוֹ:
וַיִּקְרָא אַבְרָהָם שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא, יְיָ יִרְאֶה, אֲשֶׁר יֵאָמֵר הַיּוֹם, בְּהַר יְיָ יֵרָאֶה:
וַיִּקְרָא מַלְאַךְ יְיָ אֶל אַבְרָהָם שֵׁנִית מִן הַשָּׁמָֽיִם:וַיֹּֽאמֶר, בִּי נִשְׁבַּֽעְתִּי נְאֻם יְיָ, כִּי יַֽעַן אֲשֶׁר עָשִֽׂיתָ אֶת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, וְלֹא חָשַֽׂכְתָּ אֶת בִּנְךָ אֶת יְחִידֶֽךָ:
כִּי בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ, וְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶת זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַֽיִם וְכַחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל שְׂפַת הַיָּם, וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ אֵת שַֽׁעַר אֹיְבָיו:
וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָֽרֶץ, עֵֽקֶב אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַֽעְתָּ בְּקֹלִי:
וַיָּֽשָׁב אַבְרָהָם אֶל נְעָרָיו, וַיָּקֻֽמוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ יַחְדָּו אֶל בְּאֵר שָֽׁבַע, וַיֵּֽשֶׁב אַבְרָהָם בִּבְאֵר שָֽׁבַע:
And it came to pass after these events that God tested Avraham. He said to him, “Avraham,” and he replied, “Here I am.” And He said, “Please take your son, your only one, whom you love, Yitzchak, and make your way to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a sacrifice on one of the mountains that I will designate to you.”
Avraham arose early in the morning and harnessed his donkey. He took his two young men with him, and Yitzchak, his son.
He chopped the wood for the offering and arose and went toward the place of which God had told him.
On the third day, Avraham looked up and saw the place from afar. Avraham said to his young men: “Stay here with the donkey, and I and the youth will go to that place. We will prostrate ourselves and return to you.”
Avraham took the wood for the offering and placed it on his son, Yitzchak. In his own hand he took the fire and the slaughtering knife, and the two of them walked together.
Yitzchak spoke to Avraham his father, saying, “Father.” He answered, “Here I am, my son.” He asked, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the offering?” “God will provide Himself with a lamb for the offering, my son,” replied Avraham, and the two of them walked together.
They came to the place of which God had told him. Avraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Yitzchak and placed him upon the wood on the altar. Avraham then stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slaughter his son.
An angel of God called to him from heaven, saying, “Avraham, Avraham!” He replied, “Here I am.” [The angel] said: “Do not lay your hand on the youth and do not do anything to him. For now I know that you are God-fearing, and you have not withheld your only son from Me.”
After that, Avraham looked up and saw — behold! a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. So Avraham went and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt-offering instead of his son. Avraham named the place Adonoi Yir’eh (“God will see”), and so [of this place] it is said to this day, “On this mountain, God will be seen.”
An angel of God called to Avraham a second time from heaven, saying, “God declares: ‘I have sworn by My own Self that because you did this deed, and did not withhold your son, your only one, I will bless you greatly and I will abundantly increase your offspring like the stars of the heaven and the sand of the seashore. And your offspring shall inherit the gate of their enemies. All the nations of the world shall be blessed because of your offspring, because you heeded My voice.’ ”
Avraham returned to his young men. They arose and went together to Beer-Sheba, and Avraham settled in Beer-Sheba.
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