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Genesis 21

1AndJehovahvisitedפָּקַ֥דpa.KadH6485Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283ashehadsaidH559,andJehovahdiduntoSarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283ashehadspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

2AndSarahשָׂרָ֧הsa.RahH8283conceivedH2029,andbareAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85asonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121inhisoldage,atthesettimeלַמּוֹעֵ֕דla.mo.'EdH4150ofwhichGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696tohim.

3AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034ofhissonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121thatwasbornH3205untohim,whomSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283baretohim,Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

4AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85circumcisedH4135hissonH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327whenhewaseightשְׁמֹנַ֖תshe.mo.NatH8083daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117old,asGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him.

5AndAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85wasahundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,whenhissonH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327wasbornH3205untohim.

6AndSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeH6213metolaughיִֽצְחַק־yitz.chak-H6711;everyonethathearethwilllaughH6711withme.

7AndshesaidH559,WhowouldhavesaidH559untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85,thatSarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283shouldgiveH3205childrensuckH3243?forIhaveborneH3205himasonH1121inhisoldage.

8Andthechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewH1431,andwasweanedוַיִּגָּמַ֑לvai.yi.ga.MalH1580:andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85madeH6213agreatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960onthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327wasweanedהִגָּמֵ֥לhi.ga.MelH1580.

9AndSarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283sawH7200thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713,whomshehadborneH3205untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,mockingH6711.

10WhereforeshesaidH559untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Castoutthishandmaidandhersonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121:forthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthishandmaidshallnotbeheirwithmysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,evenwithIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

11AndthethingH1697wasveryH3966grievousinAbraham’ssightonaccountofhissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85,Letitnotbegrievousinthysightbecauseoftheladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288,andbecauseofthyhandmaid;inallthatSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283saith unto thee, hearken untohervoiceבְּקֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963;forinIsaacבְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327shallthyseedH2233becalledH7121.

13Andalsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571ofthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthehandmaidwillImakeאֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760anationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471,becauseheisthyseedH2233.

14AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85roseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֡קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andtookH3947breadH3899andabottleofwaterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325,andgaveH5414ituntoHagarהָ֠גָרHa.gorH1904,puttingH5414itonhershoulderשִׁכְמָ֛הּshikh.MahH7926,andgaveH5414herthechildH3206,andsentH7971herawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971:andshe departed,andwanderedוַתֵּ֔תַעva.Te.ta'H8582inthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057ofBeer-sheba.

15Andthewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325inthebottlewasspent,andshecastH7993thechildH3206underoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259oftheshrubs.

16Andshewent,andsatH3427herdownH3427overagainsthimagoodwayoff,asitwereabowshot:forshesaidH559,Letmenotlookאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200uponthedeathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194ofthechildH3206.AndshesatH3427overagainsthim,andliftedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375uphervoiceקֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963,andweptוַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃va.Te.vekH1058.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430heardH8085thevoiceH6963oftheladהַנַּעַר֒ha.na.'ArH5288;andtheangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121toHagarהָגָר֙ha.GarH1904outofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andsaidH559untoher,Whataileth thee,Hagarהָגָ֑רha.GarH1904?fearH3372not;forGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathheardH8085thevoiceH6963oftheladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834heis.

18Ariseק֚וּמִיKu.miH6965,liftשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375uptheladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,andholdוְהַחֲזִ֥יקִיve.ha.cha.Zi.kiH2388himinthyhandיָדֵ֖ךְya.DekhH3027;forIwillmakeאֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃'a.si.Me.nuH7760himagreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

19AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491hereyesעֵינֶ֔יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869,andshesawH7200awellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;andshewent,andfilledוַתְּמַלֵּ֤אva.te.ma.Le'H4390thebottlewithwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,andgaveH8248theladהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288drinkוַתַּ֖שְׁקְva.TashkH8248.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961withtheladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288,andhegrewH1431;andhedweltH3427inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,andbecameH1961,ashegrewH1431up,anarcher.

21AndhedweltH3427inthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290:andhismotherאִמּ֛וֹ'i.MoH517tookH3947himawifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22Anditcametopassatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40andPhicolוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369thecaptainofhishostH6635spake untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430iswiththeeinallthatthou doest:

23nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258swearהִשָּׁ֨בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650untomehereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008byGodבֵֽאלֹהִים֙ve.lo.HimH430thatthou wiltnotdealfalselyתִּשְׁקֹ֣רtish.KorH8266withme,norwithmyson,norwithmyson’s son:butaccordingtothekindnessthatIhavedoneunto thee, thou shaltdountome,andtothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereinthou hast sojourned.

24AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559,Iwillswearאִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃'i.sha.Ve.a'H7650.

25AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85reprovedH3198AbimelechH40becauseofthewellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,whichAbimelech’sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650hadviolentlytakenawayH1497.

26AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559,Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notwhohathdonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:neitherdidst thoutellH5046me,neitheryetheardH8085Iofit,butto-day.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85tookH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241,andgaveH5414themuntoAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147madeH3772acovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambsoftheflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629bythemselves.

29AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whatmeanthesesevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambswhichthou hastsetהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324bythemselves?

30AndhesaidH559,Thesesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambsshalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947ofmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatitmaybeH1961awitness untome,thatIhavediggedthiswellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.

31Whereforehecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Beer-sheba;becausetheretheyswarebothofthem.

32SotheymadeH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285atBeer-sheba:andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965up,andPhicolוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369thecaptainofhishostH6635,andtheyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725intothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

33AndAbrahamplantedוַיִּטַּ֥עvai.yi.Ta'H5193atamariskאֶ֖שֶׁל'E.shelH815treeH815inBeer-sheba,andcalledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121thereonthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,theEverlastingGodאֵ֥ל'elH410.

34AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85sojournedinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

Commentaries on Genesis 21

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