based on proposal from Dafydd
A .(1) And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. (2) And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
B. (3) And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. (4) Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. (5) 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. (6) And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife;
C. and they went both of them together.
D. (7) i. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son.
ii. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
D'(8) i. And Abraham said, My son,
ii. God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering:
C’. so they went both of them together.
B’ (9) And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. (10) And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
A’ i.(11) And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. (12) And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
ii.(13) And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns:
iii. and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
ii’. (14) And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.
i. a(15) And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, (16) And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
b.(17) That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; (18) And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
a’.because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
I noticed this small chiasm:
(16)And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD,
d: for because thou hast DONE this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
c: (17) That in blessing I will BLESS thee,
b: and in multiplying I will multiply THY SEED
a: as the stars of the heaven,
a: and as the sand which is upon the sea shore;
b: and THEY SEED shall possess the gate of his enemies;(18)And in THEY SEED
c: shall all the nations of the earth be BLESSED;
(19)because thou hast OBEYED my voice.
J Doukan published a proposal which is similar to the above based on YT Radday’s suggested structure.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=2078&context=auss
Briefly:-
A vv. 1-2. The word of Elohim (“here I am,” “your only son,”
“bring him up for offering”)
B vv. 3-6. Actions (“and he took,” “he split the wood,” “the
place which I will tell you,” “and he laid,” “the knife”)
C vv. 7-8. Dialogue
B’ vv. 9-10. Actions (“and he took,” “he placed the wood,”
“the place which he told him,” “and he laid,” “the
knife”)
A’ vv. 11-19. The word of YHWH (“here I am,” “your only
son,” “and he brought it up for offering”)
In more detail:-
A, vv. 1-2. Dialogue: God (Elohim) and Abraham
a. Gods call
b. Abraham’s response
c. Order/ Abraham
d. Order/the son, mountain to be designated
B, vv.3-6. Abraham’s walk
a. Departure
b. Wood on Isaac
c. Takes fire in his hand, and knife
d. “The two of them went together”
C, vv . 7-8. Dialogue: Abraham and Isaac
a. Silence
b. Question
c. Response
b’. Question
a’. Silence
B’, vv. 9-10. Abraham’s walk
d. “The two of them went together”
a. Arrival
b. Isaac on wood
c. Takes knife in his hand
A’, vv.11-19.Dialogue:God (Angel of YHWH)and Abraham
a. God’s call
b. Abraham’s response
d. Order/the son, mountain designated
c. Blessing