New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 18:9-15

9Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “WhereH335is your wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283?”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,in the tentבָאֹֽהֶל׃va.'O.helH168.”

10He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will certainlyשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725returnאָשׁ֤וּב'a.ShuvH7725to youat this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256nextH2416yearH2416;and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,your wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802Sarahלְשָׂרָ֣הle.sa.RahH8283will have a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121.”And Sarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283was listeningשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085at the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607,whichוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931was behindאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

11NowAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֤םve.'av.ra.HamH85and Sarahוְשָׂרָה֙ve.sa.RahH8283were oldזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,advancedבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935in ageבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117;Sarahלְשָׂרָ֔הle.sa.RahH8283waspastחָדַל֙cha.DalH2308childbearingאֹ֖רַח כַּנָּשִֽׁים׃'O.rach ka.na.ShimH734 H802.

12So Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283laughedוַתִּצְחַ֥קva.titz.ChakH6711to herselfבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I have becomeH1086oldH1086,am I to haveהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961pleasureH5734, mylordוַֽאדֹנִ֖יva.do.NiH113beingH2204oldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204also?”

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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