Bible Strands
Genesis 22:5
“Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Abraham instructs his servants to remain with the donkey on the third day of his journey, stating that he and Isaac will go to worship and return.
The words — The imperative שְבוּ (shevu) commands the servants to "stay" or "remain," anchored by פֹּה (poh) meaning "here," establishing a fixed waiting point for the group.
The thread — The text explicitly records Abraham’s declaration that he and the boy will return, a claim later addressed in Hebrews 11:19 where the author interprets the event as Abraham reasoning that God could raise the dead.
Why it lands — The verse places the reader at the intersection of a stated promise of return and an unexplained destination, demanding attention to how obedience functions before resolution.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 11:19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
- Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.