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Berean Standard Bible

““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. ””

Genesis 22:12

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Abraham has been asked to offer Isaac, the son of the promise, on a mountain in Moriah. He has traveled three days, bound Isaac and raised the knife.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“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. ”

World English Bible (WEB)

He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him. For now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo: No extiendas tu mano sobre el muchacho, ni le hagas nada; que ya conozco que temes á Dios, pues que no me rehusaste tu hijo, tu único.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¡Suelta el cuchillo! No le hagas ningún daño al muchacho —le dijo el ángel—. Ahora sé que de verdad tienes temor de Dios, porque no te negaste a darme a tu único hijo.

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