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Hebrews 11:17

In Hebrews 11 of Hebrews.

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

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ΠίστειpisteiBy faithπίστις (pistis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “By faith”, the to- or for-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.By faithπροσενήνοχενprosenēnochenoffered upπροσφέρω (prospherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “offered up”, a completed action with a present resultG4374(a) I bring to, (b) characteristically: I offer (of gifts, sacrifices, etc).offered upἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the subject formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸσαὰκisaakIsaacἸσαάκnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Isaac”, the object formG2464(Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch.Isaacπειραζόμενοςpeirazomenosto testπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to test”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.This verse uses “test”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μονογενῆmonogenēhis only begottenμονογενής (monogenēs)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “his only begotten”, the object formG3439only, only-begotten; unique.This verse uses “only”.his only begottenπροσέφερενprosepherento bring toπροσφέρω (prospherō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to bring to”, an ongoing action in the pastG4374(a) I bring to, (b) characteristically: I offer (of gifts, sacrifices, etc).This verse uses “bring to”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπαγγελίαςepangeliaspromiseἐπαγγελία (epangelia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “promise”, the object formG1860a promise.ἀναδεξάμενοςanadexamenosto receiveἀναδέχομαι (anadechomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to receive”, a single actionG324I welcome, receive kindly; I undertake, assume the responsibility of.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

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American Standard Version (1901)

By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son ;

Young’s Literal Translation

By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,

World English Bible

By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his only born son,

Darby Translation

By faith Abraham, [when] tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received to himself the promises offered up his only begotten [son],

Douay-Rheims

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered Isaac: and he that had received the promises, offered up his only begotten son;

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  • Genesis 22:1Genesis 22:1 · King James VersionAnd it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.Genesis 22:1 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

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