He said, *Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Yitzchak, and go into the land of Moriyah. Offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.*
2 Kings 4:20 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) When he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon, and then died. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when he was brought to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. American Standard Version (1901) And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. Common English Bible So he picked up the boy and brought him to his mother. The boy sat on her lap until noon. Then he died. Catholic Public Domain Version But when he had taken him, and he had led him to his mother, she placed him upon her knees, until midday, and then he died. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, she set him on her knees until noon: and then he died. |
He said, *Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Yitzchak, and go into the land of Moriyah. Offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.*
Now Yisra'el loved Yosef more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.
Yosef dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
It happened after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
He said to his father, My head, my head. He said to his servant, Carry him to his mother.
She went up and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut [the door] on him, and went out.
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you.
As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Yerushalayim.
Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.*
Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.
The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, *Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick.*