sn The Hebrew verb used here means “to test; to try; to prove.” In this passage God tests Abraham to see if he would be obedient. See T. W. Mann, The Book of the Torah, 44–48. See also J. L. Crenshaw, A Whirlpool of Torment (OBT), 9–30; and J. I. Lawlor, “The Test of Abraham,” GTJ 1 (1980): 19–35.

tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.