1
Thus we came unto the place which the Lord had appointed for the offering of my son, rejoicing in the glory of our God.
2
Yet I did weep at the thought of losing my beloved son Isaac and at the knowledge of the pain this would bring to his mother Sarah, for their souls were united as one.
3
Nevertheless, my heart rejoiced that I was chosen with my son for this holy ordinance that we might thereby magnify the name of the Lord.