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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.”

Genesis 22:13

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Just as Abraham raises his hand, the angel of the Lord calls out and stops him. Isaac is unharmed, and the test has shown that Abraham fears God above all.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

World English Bible (WEB)

Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

King James Version (KJV)

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind [him] a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And lifting up his eyes, Abraham saw a sheep fixed by its horns in the brushwood: and Abraham took the sheep and made a burned offering of it in place of his son.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces alzó Abraham sus ojos, y miró, y he aquí un carnero á sus espaldas trabado en un zarzal por sus cuernos: y fué Abraham, y tomó el carnero, y ofrecióle en holocausto en lugar de su hijo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Abraham miró hacia atrás y vio que un carnero estaba enredado por los cuernos en un arbusto. Fue, tomó el carnero y lo ofreció en holocausto, en lugar de su hijo.

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