New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 21:1-8

1Then the Lordוַֽיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068tookH6485noteH6485of Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283as He had saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559,and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for Sarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283as He hadpromisedדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

2So Sarahשָׂרָ֧הsa.RahH8283conceivedוַתַּהַר֩va.ta.HarH2029and boreוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85in his oldלִזְקֻנָ֑יוliz.ku.NavH2208ageH2208, atthe appointedלַמּוֹעֵ֕דla.mo.'EdH4150timeH4150of whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to him.

3Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85namedוַיִּקְרָ֨א שֶׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034his sonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121who was bornהַנּֽוֹלַד־ha.no.lad-H3205to him, the son whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283boreיָלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205to him,Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

4Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85circumcisedוַיָּ֤מָלvai.Ya.molH4135his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327when he waseightשְׁמֹנַ֖תshe.mo.NatH8083daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,as Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him.

5Now Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85wasa hundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327was bornבְּהִוָּ֣לֶדbe.hi.Va.ledH3205to him.

6Sarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430has madeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213laughterצְחֹ֕קtze.ChokH6712for me; everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who hearsהַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַha.sho.Me.a'H8085will laughיִֽצְחַק־yitz.chak-H6711with me.”

7And she saidH559, “Whoמִ֤יmiH4310would have saidH559to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85that Sarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283would nurseהֵינִ֥יקָהhei.Ni.kahH3243childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121?Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have givenH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121in his oldלִזְקֻנָֽיו׃liz.ku.NavH2208ageH2208.”

8And the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִּגְדַּ֥לvai.yig.DalH1431and was weanedוַיִּגָּמַ֑לvai.yi.ga.MalH1580,and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85heldוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117that Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327was weanedהִגָּמֵ֥לhi.ga.MelH1580.

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