Genesis 22:8 KJV
[8] And Abraham said, My son,
God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering:
so they went both of them together.
Some new versions change the meaning of the above verse
by making one or more of the following changes
to omit Jesus as being the lamb of God that takes away sin:
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-- Add "with" after "provide himself" - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- Change "a" lamb to "the" lamb - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- Change "himself" to "him" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-- Change the words from "God will provide himself"
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- - - - or "God himself will provide one"- - - - - - -
-- Change "lamb" to "beast" or "sheep"- - - - - - - - - - -
-- Omit "himself"- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Genesis 22:8
(ASV) And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son. So they went both of them together.
(BBE) And Abraham said, God himself (Changed word order) will give the lamb for the burned offering: so they went on together.
(Bishops) Abraham aunswered: My God wyll prouide (Omitted "himself") a beast for burnt sacrifice: and so they went both together.
(Brenton) And Abraam said, God will provide himself a sheep for a whole-burnt-offering, my son. And both having gone together,
(Darby) And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself with the sheep for a burnt-offering. And they went both of them together.
(DRB) And Abraham said: God will provide himself a victim for an holocaust, my son. So they went on together.
(ERV) Abraham answered, "God himself (Changed word order) is providing the lamb for the sacrifice, my son." So both Abraham and his son went together to that place.
(ESV) Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
(Geneva) Then Abraham answered, My sonne, God will prouide him a lambe for a burnt offering: so they went both together.
(GNB) Abraham answered, "God himself (Changed word order) will provide one." And the two of them walked on together.
(GW) Abraham answered, "God will provide (Omitted "himself") a lamb for the burnt offering, Son." The two of them went on together.
(ISV) Abraham answered, "God will provide himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." The two of them went on together
(JPS) And Abraham said: 'God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son.' So they went both of them together.
(KJV) And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
(KJV-1611) And Abraham said, My sonne, God will prouide himselfe a lambe for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
(LITV) And Abraham said, My son, God will see to the lamb for Himself, for a burnt offering. And the two of them went together.
(MKJV) And Abraham said, My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering. So they both went together.
(NAS77) And Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together.
(NASB) Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together.
(NIrV) Abraham answered, "God himself (Changed word order) will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." The two of them walked on together.
(NIV) Abraham answered, "God himself (Changed word order) will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them went on together.
(NKJV) And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering." So the two of them went together.
(NLT) "God will provide (Omitted "himself") a sheep for the burnt offering, my son," Abraham answered. And they both walked on together.
(NRSV-CE) Abraham said, 'God himself (Changed word order) will provide the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son.' So the two of them walked on together.
(RV) And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son: so they went both of them together.
(Webster) And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt-offering: so they went both of them together.
(YLT) and Abraham saith, `God doth provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son;' and they go on both of them together.
Commentary
God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering.
John 1:29 KJV
[29] The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:36 KJV
[36] And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
2 Corinthians 5:19 KJV
[19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.