Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 17:16-20

16And I will bless herוּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.TiH1288אֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853and will surelyוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571giveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youa sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121by herמִמֶּ֛נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480.I will bless herוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.haH1288,and she will beוְהָֽיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961the motherof nationsלְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.YimH1471;kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971will descendיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961from herמִמֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480.”

17Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85fell facedownוַיִּפֹּ֧ל עַל־ פָּנָ֖יוvai.yi.Pol 'al- pa.NavH5307 H5921 H6440.Then he laughedוַיִּצְחָ֑קvai.yitz.ChakH6711and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himselfבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “Can a child be bornיִוָּלֵ֔ד וְאִ֨ם־yi.va.Led ve.'Im-H3205 H518to a man who isהַלְּבֶ֤ןha.le.VenH1121a hundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967years oldשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141?Can Sarahשָׂרָ֔ה הֲבַת־sa.Rah ha.vat-H8283 H1323give birthתֵּלֵֽד׃te.LedH3205at the age of ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖הtish.'Im sha.NahH8673 H8141?”

18And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “O thatל֥וּluH3863Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458might liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421under Yourלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440blessing!”

19But Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283will indeedאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61bearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205youa sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and you are to nameוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121אֶת־'et-H853himשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327.I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285with himאִתּ֛וֹ'i.ToH854as an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285for his descendantsלְזַרְע֥וֹle.zar.'OH2233after himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.

20As for Ishmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458,I have heard youשְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒she.ma'.ti.KhaH8085, andI will surelyהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009blessבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288himאֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853;I will make him fruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853and multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853greatlyH3966.He will become the fatherיוֹלִ֔ידyo.LidH3205of twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240rulersנְשִׂיאִם֙ne.si.'ImH5387,and I will make himוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414into a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

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