Genesis 22:1

[JML]

Can someone help me with the Hebrew for Genesis 22:1.

"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." (KJV)

What is the Hebrew trying to get across? Is it "tempt" or "tested" as it is stated in the NKJV & ESV?

Part two of my question is, if it is meaning that God "tempted" Abraham, how do we reconcile this with James 1:13:

"Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man" (KJV)

 

[larryjf]

The word "tempt" is interpreted based on context. It can mean to test or to tempt. The Gen 22 passage refers to God tempting Abraham as in testing him.