New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 17:16-22

16I will blessוּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.TiH1288her, and indeedוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571I will giveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youa sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121by her. Then I will blessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.haH1288her, and she shall be a mother ofnationsלְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.YimH1471;kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971willcomeH1961from her.”

17Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85fellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440and laughedוַיִּצְחָ֑קvai.yitz.ChakH6711,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “Will a child be bornיִוָּלֵ֔דyi.va.LedH3205to a manH1121one hundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldH1121? Andwill Sarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283,who is ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldהֲבַת־ha.vat-H1323,bearתֵּלֵֽד׃te.LedH3205a child?”

18And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Ohל֥וּluH3863that Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458might liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440You!”

19But Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Noאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61,but Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283your wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802will bearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205youa sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and you shall callוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327; andI will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285with him for an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285for hisdescendantsלְזַרְע֥וֹle.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

20As for Ishmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458,I have heardשְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒she.ma'.ti.KhaH8085you; beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,I will blessבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288him, andwill makeוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509him fruitfulH6509and will multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235him exceedinglyH3966. He shallbecomeH3205the fatherיוֹלִ֔ידyo.LidH3205of twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240princesנְשִׂיאִם֙ne.si.'ImH5387,and I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414him agreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

21But My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285I will establishאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965withIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Sarahשָׂרָה֙sa.RahH8283will bearתֵּלֵ֨דte.LedH3205to you at thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088seasonלַמּוֹעֵ֣דla.mo.'EdH4150nextהָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ha.'a.Che.retH312yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.”

22When He finishedוַיְכַ֖לvay.KhalH3615talkingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696with him,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wentוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up from Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

Read all of Genesis 17

Commentaries on Genesis 17