Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 17:16-19

16And I will blessוּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.TiH1288her, and giveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121also of her: yea, I will blessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.haH1288her, and she shall be a motherof nationsלְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.YimH1471;kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of peopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971shall be of her.

17Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85fellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307upon his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,and laughedוַיִּצְחָ֑קvai.yitz.ChakH6711,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, Shall a childbe bornיִוָּלֵ֔דyi.va.LedH3205unto him that is an hundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldהַלְּבֶ֤ןha.le.VenH1121?and shall Sarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283,that is ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldהֲבַת־ha.vat-H1323,bearתֵּלֵֽד׃te.LedH3205?

18And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,O thatל֥וּluH3863Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458might liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421before theeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440!

19And Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thy wifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802shall bearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205thee a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121indeedאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61;and thou shalt callוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327:and I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my covenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285with him for an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285, andwith his seedלְזַרְע֥וֹle.zar.'OH2233after himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.

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