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Genesis 17:16-22

16AndIwillblessוּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.TiH1288her,andmoreoverIwillgiveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theeasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121ofher: yea,Iwillblessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.haH1288her,andsheshallbeH1961amotherofnationsלְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.YimH1471;kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofpeoplesH5971shallbeH1961ofher.

17ThenAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85fellH5307uponhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,andlaughedוַיִּצְחָ֑קvai.yitz.ChakH6711,andsaidH559inhisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820,ShallachildbebornH3205untohimthatisahundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141old?andshallSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283,thatisninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141old,bearH3205?

18AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559untoGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,OhthatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458mightliveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421beforethee!

19AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559, Nay,butSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802shallbearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205theeasonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121;andthou shaltcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327:andIwillestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285withhimforaneverlastingcovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285forhisseedH2233afterhim.

20AndasforIshmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458,IhaveheardH8085thee:behold,Ihaveblessedבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288him,andwillmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414himfruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509,andwillmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235himexceedinglyH3966;twelveprincesH5387shallhebeget,andIwillmakeH5414himagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

21Butmycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285willIestablishאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965withIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,whomSarahשָׂרָה֙sa.RahH8283shallbearתֵּלֵ֨דte.LedH3205unto theeatthissetH6965timeלַמּוֹעֵ֣דla.mo.'EdH4150inthenextyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

22Andheleftofftalkingwithhim,andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upfromAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

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