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Genesis 17:17-24

17AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85fellH5307onhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440andlaughedוַיִּצְחָ֑קvai.yitz.ChakH6711,andsaidH559inhisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Shall[achild]bebornH3205tohimthatisahundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141old?andshallSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283,whoisninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141old,bearH3205?

18AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559toGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,OhthatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458mightliveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421beforethee!

19AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802shallindeedbearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205theeasonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121;andthou shaltcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327;andIwillestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285withhim,foraneverlastingcovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285forhisseedH2233afterhim.

20AndforIshmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458IhaveheardH8085thee:behold,Iwillblessבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288him,andwillmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414himfruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509,andwillveryH3966greatlymultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235him;twelveprincesH5387shallhebeget,andIwillmakeH5414himagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

21Butmycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285willIestablishאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965withIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,whomSarahשָׂרָה֙sa.RahH8283shallbearתֵּלֵ֨דte.LedH3205totheeatthisappointedH4150timeלַמּוֹעֵ֣דla.mo.'EdH4150inthenextyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

22Andheleftofftalkingwithhim;andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upfromAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

23AndAbrahamH85tookH3947Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,andallwhowereborninhishouseH1004,andallwhowereboughtwithhismoneyH3701—everymaleזָכָ֕רza.KharH2145amongthepeopleofAbraham'shouseH1004—andcircumcisedH4135thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320oftheirforeskinעָרְלָתָ֗ם'a.re.la.TamH6190onthatsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,asGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidH1696tohim.

24AndAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85wasninety-nineyearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhewascircumcisedH4135inthefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofhisforeskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190.

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