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Genesis 17:17-24

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.

21Butוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853I will establishאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285withאֶת־'et-H854Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Sarahשָׂרָה֙sa.RahH8283will bearתֵּלֵ֨דte.LedH3205to youat thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088timeלַמּוֹעֵ֣דla.mo.'EdH4150nextהָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ha.'a.Che.retH312yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.”

22When He had finishedוַיְכַ֖לvay.KhalH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696withאִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854Abraham,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921himאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

23On thatהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088veryבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458and allכָּל־kol-H3605those bornיְלִידֵ֤יye.li.DeiH3211in his householdבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853or purchasedמִקְנַ֣תmik.NatH4736with his moneyכָּל־ כַּסְפּ֔וֹkol- kas.PoH3701 H3605—everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֕רza.KharH2145among the membersבְּאַנְשֵׁ֖יbe.'an.SheiH582of Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004—and he circumcised themוַיָּ֜מָל אֶת־ בְּשַׂ֣ר עָרְלָתָ֗םvai.Ya.mol 'et- be.Sar 'a.re.la.TamH4135 H853 H1320 H6190,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had toldדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854.

24So Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85was ninety-nineתִּשְׁעִ֥ים וָתֵ֖שַׁעtish.'Im va.Te.sha'H8673 H8672years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֑הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he was circumcisedבְּהִמֹּל֖וֹ בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃be.hi.mo.Lo be.Sar a.re.la.ToH1320 H6190 H4135,

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