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Berean Standard Bible

“So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.”

Genesis 22:3

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In Genesis 22 God tests Abraham by asking him to offer up Isaac, the son of promise, on a mountain in the region of Moriah. This verse describes the morning after the command.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.

World English Bible (WEB)

Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.

King James Version (KJV)

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Abraham se levantó muy de mañana, y enalbardó su asno, y tomó consigo dos mozos suyos, y á Isaac su hijo: y cortó leña para el holocausto, y levantóse, y fué al lugar que Dios le dijo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Al día siguiente, Abraham madrugó y ensilló su burro. Luego cortó la leña para el holocausto, y junto con dos de sus criados y su hijo Isaac salió rumbo al lugar que Dios le había indicado.

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