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Genesis 18:9-15

9And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346isSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thy wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802?And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, in the tentבָאֹֽהֶל׃va.'O.helH168.

10And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will certainlyשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725returnאָשׁ֤וּב'a.ShuvH7725unto thee according to the timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256of lifeחַיָּ֔הchai.YahH2416;and, lo, Sarahלְשָׂרָ֣הle.sa.RahH8283thy wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802shall have a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121.And Sarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085itin the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607, which wasbehind himאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.

11Now Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֤םve.'av.ra.HamH85and Sarahוְשָׂרָה֙ve.sa.RahH8283wereoldזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205andwell strickenבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935in ageבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117; andit ceasedחָדַל֙cha.DalH2308to be with Sarahלְשָׂרָ֔הle.sa.RahH8283after the mannerאֹ֖רַח'O.rachH734of womenכַּנָּשִֽׁים׃ka.na.ShimH802.

12Therefore Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283laughedוַתִּצְחַ֥קva.titz.ChakH6711within herselfבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I am waxed oldבְלֹתִי֙ve.lo.TiH1086shall I have pleasureעֶדְנָ֔ה'ed.NahH5730,my lordוַֽאדֹנִ֖יva.do.NiH113being old alsoזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204?

13And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whereforeלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100did Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283laughצָחֲקָ֨הtza.cha.KahH6711,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Shall I of a suretyאֻמְנָ֛ם'um.NamH552bearאֵלֵ֖ד'e.LedH3205a child, whichוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589am oldזָקַֽנְתִּי׃za.Kan.tiH2204?

14IsH6381any thingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697too hardH6381for Yhwhמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068?At the time appointedלַמּוֹעֵ֞דla.mo.'EdH4150I will returnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725unto thee, according to the timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256of lifeחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416,and Sarahוּלְשָׂרָ֥הu.le.sa.RahH8283shall have a sonבֵֽן׃VenH1121.

15Then Sarahשָׂרָ֧ה׀sa.RahH8283deniedוַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁva.te.kha.CheshH3584,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559,I laughedצָחַ֖קְתִּיtza.Chak.tiH6711not; for she was afraidיָרֵ֑אָהya.Re.'ahH3372.And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,NayH3808;but thou didst laughצָחָֽקְתְּ׃tza.Cha.ketH6711.

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