New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 18:13-15

13But the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100did Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283laughצָחֲקָ֨הtza.cha.KahH6711,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Shall I actuallyהַאַ֥ף אֻמְנָ֛םha.'Af 'um.NamH637 H552giveH3205birthH3205to a child,when I amH2204sooldזָקַֽנְתִּי׃za.Kan.tiH2204?’

14IsH6381anythingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697tooH4480difficultהֲיִפָּלֵ֥אha.yi.pa.Le'H6381for the Lordמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068? At theappointedH4150timeלַמּוֹעֵ֞דla.mo.'EdH4150I will returnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725to you,at thisH2416timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256nextH2416yearH2416,and Sarahוּלְשָׂרָ֥הu.le.sa.RahH8283will have a sonבֵֽן׃VenH1121.”

15Sarahשָׂרָ֧ה׀sa.RahH8283deniedוַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁva.te.kha.CheshH3584it,however, sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, “I did not laughצָחַ֖קְתִּיtza.Chak.tiH6711”;for she wasH3372afraidיָרֵ֑אָהya.Re.'ahH3372.And He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “NoH3808,but you did laughצָחָֽקְתְּ׃tza.Cha.ketH6711.”

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