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Genesis 18:13-15

13And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whereforeלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100did Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283laughצָחֲקָ֨הtza.cha.KahH6711,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Shall I of a suretyאֻמְנָ֛ם'um.NamH552bearאֵלֵ֖ד'e.LedH3205a child, whichוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589am oldזָקַֽנְתִּי׃za.Kan.tiH2204?

14IsH6381any thingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697too hardH6381for the Lordמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068?At the time appointedלַמּוֹעֵ֞דla.mo.'EdH4150I will returnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725unto thee, according to the timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256of lifeחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416,and Sarahוּלְשָׂרָ֥הu.le.sa.RahH8283shall have a sonבֵֽן׃VenH1121.

15Then Sarahשָׂרָ֧ה׀sa.RahH8283deniedוַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁva.te.kha.CheshH3584,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559,I laughedצָחַ֖קְתִּיtza.Chak.tiH6711not; for she was afraidיָרֵ֑אָהya.Re.'ahH3372.And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,NayH3808;but thou didst laughצָחָֽקְתְּ׃tza.Cha.ketH6711.

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