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Genesis 22:9-12 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

9. when they reached the place that God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and placed the wood on it. Next, he tied up his son and put him on the wood.

10. He then took the knife and got ready to kill his son.

11. But the Lord's angel shouted from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”“Here I am!” he answered.

12. “Don't hurt the boy or harm him in any way!” the angel said. “Now I know that you truly obey God, because you were willing to offer him your only son.”

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