Accounting that God [was] able to raise
[him] up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
BSB
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
WEB
concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
YLT
reckoning that even out of the dead God is able to raise up, whence also in a figure he did receive him.
F.O.G Original
(19) He was considering that יהוה YAHWEH is powerful enough to raise up even from the dead! From which he also received him back in a riddle.
F.O.G
(19) He was considering that יהוה YAHWEH is powerful enough to raise up even from the dead! From which he also received him back in a riddle.
F.O.G MSG
¹⁹Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. In a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.ᶜ
Footnotes:
¹⁹ᶜ Received back from death: This foreshadows the resurrection principle—Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Isaac was met by God’s provision, symbolically representing death and resurrection.