But the angelof the LORDcalledto him from heavenand said,"Abraham,Abraham!"And he said,"HereI am."
Now the angelof the LORDfoundher by a springof waterin the wilderness,by the springon the wayto Shur.
Godheardthe ladcrying;and the angelof Godcalledto Hagarfrom heavenand saidto her, "Whatis the matter with you, Hagar?Do not fear,for Godhas heardthe voiceof the ladwherehe is.
"Arise,liftup the lad,and holdhim by the hand,for I will makea greatnationof him."
Now it cameabout afterthesethings,that GodtestedAbraham,and saidto him, "Abraham!"And he said,"HereI am."
Abrahamstretchedout his handand tookthe knifeto slayhis son.
He said,"Do not stretchout your handagainstthe lad,and donothingto him; for nowI knowthat you fearGod,since you have not withheldyour son,your onlyson, from Me."
and said,"By Myself I have sworn,declaresthe LORD,becauseyou have donethisthingand have not withheldyour son,your onlyson,
"The LORD,the Godof heaven,whotookme from my father'shouseand from the landof my birth,and whospoketo me and whosworeto me, saying,To your descendantsI will givethisland,'He will sendHis angelbeforeyou, and you will takea wifefor my sonfrom there.
"Then the angelof Godsaidto me in the dream,'Jacob,'and I said,'HereI am.'
Israelsaidto Joseph,"Are not your brotherspasturing[the flock] in Shechem?Come,and I will sendyou to them." And he saidto him, "I will go."
Godspoketo Israelin visionsof the nightand said,"Jacob,Jacob."And he said,"HereI am."
The angelwho has redeemedme from allevil,Blessthe lads;And may my nameliveon in them, And the namesof my fathersAbrahamand Isaac;And may they growinto a multitudein the midstof the earth."
The angelof the LORDappearedto him in a blazingfirefrom the midstof a bush;and he looked,and behold,the bushwas burningwith fire,yet the bushwas not consumed.
When the LORDsawthat he turnedasideto look,Godcalledto him from the midstof the bushand said,"Moses,Moses!"And he said,"HereI am."
Then I heardthe voiceof the Lord,saying,"Whomshall I send,and whowill gofor Us?" Then I said,"Heream I. Sendme!"
"And when we had allfallento the ground,I hearda voicesayingto me in the Hebrewdialect,'Saul,Saul,whyare you persecutingMe? It is hardfor you to kickagainstthe goads.'
and he fellto the groundand hearda voicesayingto him, "Saul,Saul,whyare you persecutingMe?"
Now the angelof the LORDcameup from Gilgalto Bochim.And he said,"I broughtyou up out of Egyptand ledyou into the landwhichI have swornto your fathers;and I said,I will neverbreakMy covenantwith you,
Then the LORDcameand stoodand calledas at othertimes,"Samuel!Samuel!"And Samuelsaid,"Speak,for Your servantis listening."
that the LORDcalledSamuel;and he said,"HereI am."
