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Genesis 17:17-24

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.

20And as for Ishmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458,I have heard theeשְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒she.ma'.ti.KhaH8085:Behold, I have blessedבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288him, and will make him fruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509,and will multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235him exceedinglyH3966;twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240princesנְשִׂיאִם֙ne.si.'ImH5387shall he begetיוֹלִ֔ידyo.LidH3205,and I will make himוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414a greatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

21But my covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285will I establishאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965with Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,which Sarahשָׂרָה֙sa.RahH8283shall bearתֵּלֵ֨דte.LedH3205unto thee at this set timeלַמּוֹעֵ֣דla.mo.'EdH4150in the nextהָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ha.'a.Che.retH312yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

22And he left offוַיְכַ֖לvay.KhalH3615talkingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696with him, and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

23And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,and all that were bornיְלִידֵ֤יye.li.DeiH3211in his houseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004,and all that were boughtמִקְנַ֣תmik.NatH4736with his moneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701,every maleזָכָ֕רza.KharH2145among the menבְּאַנְשֵׁ֖יbe.'an.SheiH582of Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and circumcisedוַיָּ֜מָלvai.Ya.molH4135the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of their foreskinעָרְלָתָ֗ם'a.re.la.TamH6190in the selfsameבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,as Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto him.

24And Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85wasninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121and nineוָתֵ֖שַׁעva.Te.sha'H8672,when he was circumcisedבְּהִמֹּל֖וֹbe.hi.mo.LoH4135in the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of his foreskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190.

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