Genesis 22:12
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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.“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
In other translations
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.“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אַל־'al-may notH408תִּשְׁלַחtishlachyou stretch outH7971יָדְךָyadekhahand yourH3027אֶל־'el-againstH413הַנַּעַרhana'arthe ladH5288וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408תַּעַשׂta'asyou doH6213לוֹloto <the> himמְאוּמָּהme'umahanythingH3972כִּי׀kiforH3588עַתָּה'atahnowH6258יָדַעְתִּיyada'tiI knowH3045כִּי־ki-thatH3588יְרֵאyere'[are one] fearingH3373אֱלֹהִים'elohim<of> GodH430אַתָּה'atahyouH859וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808חָשַׂכְתָּchasakhtayou have withheldH2820אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בִּנְךָbinkhason yourH1121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְחִידְךָyechidekhaonly [son] yourH3173מִמֶּנִּי׃mimenifrom meH4480
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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