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11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, ‘Abraham, Abraham! ’

He replied, ‘Here I am.’

12 Then he said, ‘Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.’(A) 13 Abraham looked up and saw a ram[a] caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

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  1. 22:13 Some Hb mss, Sam, LXX, Syr, Tg; other Hb mss read saw behind him a ram