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fire_n and_o wood_n but_o where_o be_v the_o beast_n for_o a_o whole_a burn_a sacrifice_n 8_o abraham_n answer_v my_o son_n god_n will_v provide_v a_o beast_n for_o a_o whole_a burn_a sacrifice_n and_o so_o they_o go_v both_o together_o 9_o and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o place_n which_o god_n have_v show_v he_o 21_o abraham_n build_v a_o altar_n there_o and_o dress_v the_o wood_n and_o bind_v isahac_n his_o son_n and_o lay_v he_o on_o the_o altar_n above_o upon_o the_o wood_n 10_o and_o abraham_n stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n take_v the_o kniâ—e_n to_o have_v kill_v his_o son_n 11_o and_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n call_v unto_o he_o from_o heaven_n say_v abraham_n abraham_n and_o he_o say_v here_o am_z i_o 12_o and_o he_o say_v lay_v not_o thy_o hand_n upon_o the_o child_n neither_o do_v any_o thing_n unto_o he_o for_o now_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o fear_v god_n &_o have_v for_o my_o sake_n net_n spare_v thine_o only_a son_n 13_o and_o abraham_n lift_v up_o his_o eye_n 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