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Genesis 21:1-7

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.”

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