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Berean Standard Bible

“Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.”

Genesis 22:11

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God has told Abraham to offer Isaac, the son of promise, on a mountain in Moriah. Abraham obeyed to the point of raising the knife, trusting that God could keep his promise even through death.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”

King James Version (KJV)

And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But the voice of the angel of the Lord came from heaven, saying, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces el ángel de Jehová le dió voces del cielo, y dijo: Abraham, Abraham. Y él respondió: Heme aquí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En ese momento, el ángel del Señor le gritó desde el cielo: ―¡Abraham! ¡Abraham! ―Aquí estoy —contestó Abraham.

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