Hebrews 11:17–19

11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises,20 yet he was ready to offer up21 his only son. 11:18 God had told him, “Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,”22 11:19 and he reasoned23 that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense24 he received him back from there.

20	tn Here “received the promises” refers to the pledges themselves, not to the things God promised.
21	tn Grk “he was offering up.” The tense of this verb indicates the attempt or readiness to sacrifice Isaac without the actual completion of the deed.
22	tn Grk “in Isaac seed will be named for you.” sn A quotation from Gen 21:12.
23	tn Grk “having reasoned,” continuing the ideas of v. 17.
24	tn Grk “in/by a symbol.”