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Genesis 21:1-13

1Now the LORDוַֽיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068attendedפָּקַ֥דpa.KadH6485אֶת־'et-H853to Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834He had saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559,and the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for Sarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834He had promisedדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

2So Sarahשָׂרָ֧הsa.RahH8283conceivedוַתַּהַר֩va.ta.HarH2029and boreוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85in his old ageלִזְקֻנָ֑יוliz.ku.NavH2208,at the very timeלַמּוֹעֵ֕דla.mo.'EdH4150אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had promisedדִּבֶּ֥ר אֹת֖וֹdi.Ber 'o.ToH1696 H854.

3And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶֽת־'et-H853gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327to the sonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121הַנּֽוֹלַד־ha.no.lad-H3205אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283boreיָלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205to him.

4When his sonH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327was eightשְׁמֹנַ֖תshe.mo.NatH8083days oldיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853circumcised himוַיָּ֤מָלvai.Ya.molH4135,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had commanded himצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.

5Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85was a hundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֑הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327was bornבְּהִוָּ֣לֶדbe.hi.Va.ledH3205to himאֵ֖ת'etH853.

6Then Sarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430has madeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213melaughצְחֹ֕קtze.ChokH6712,and everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who hears of thisהַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַha.sho.Me.a'H8085will laughיִֽצְחַק־yitz.chak-H6711with me.”

7She addedוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Whoמִ֤יmiH4310would have toldמִלֵּל֙mi.LelH4448Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85that Sarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283would nurseהֵינִ֥יקָהhei.Ni.kahH3243childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121?Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have borne himיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121in his old ageלִזְקֻנָֽיו׃liz.ku.NavH2208.”

8So the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִּגְדַּ֥לvai.yig.DalH1431and was weanedוַיִּגָּמַ֑לvai.yi.ga.MalH1580,and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85heldוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327was weanedהִגָּמֵ֥לhi.ga.MelH1580אֶת־'et-H853.

9But Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283אֶֽת־'et-H853saw thatוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Hagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713had borneיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85was mockingמְצַחֵֽק׃me.tza.ChekH6711her son,

10and she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85, “Expelגָּרֵ֛שׁga.ReshH1644theהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853slave womanהָאָמָ֥הha.'a.MahH519and her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the slave woman’sהָאָמָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔אתha.'a.Mah ha.ZotH519 H2063sonבֶּן־ben-H1121will neverלֹ֤אlo'H3808share in the inheritanceיִירַשׁ֙yi.RashH3423withעִם־'im-H5973my sonבְּנִ֖י עִם־be.Ni 'im-H1121 H5973Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327!”

11Now this matterהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697distressedוַיֵּ֧רַע בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NeiH7489 H5869Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966because it concernedעַ֖ל אוֹדֹ֥ת'al 'o.DotH5921 H182his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Ishmael.

12But Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be distressedיֵרַ֤ע בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ye.Ra' be.'ei.Nei.khaH7489 H5869aboutעַל־'al-H5921the boyהַנַּ֣עַר וְעַל־ha.Na.'ar ve.'al-H5288 H5921and your maidservantאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519.Listen toשְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹלָ֑הּshe.Ma' be.ko.LahH8085 H6963everythingכֹּל֩kolH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283tellsתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559youאֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,forכִּ֣יkiH3588through Isaacבְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327youroffspringזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233will be reckonedיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

13But I will alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853makeאֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760a nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471of the slave woman’sהָאָמָ֖הha.'a.MahH519sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is your offspringזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233.”

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