Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 21

1And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068visitedפָּקַ֥דpa.KadH6485Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283as he had saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559,And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213unto Sarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283as he had spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

2For Sarahשָׂרָ֧הsa.RahH8283conceivedוַתַּהַר֩va.ta.HarH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121in his old ageלִזְקֻנָ֑יוliz.ku.NavH2208,at the set timeלַמּוֹעֵ֕דla.mo.'EdH4150of which Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to him.

3And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of his sonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121that was bornהַנּֽוֹלַד־ha.no.lad-H3205unto him, whom Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283bareיָלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205to him, Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

4And Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85circumcisedוַיָּ֤מָלvai.Ya.molH4135his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327being eightשְׁמֹנַ֖תshe.mo.NatH8083daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,as Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him.

5And Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85was an hundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,when his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327was bornבְּהִוָּ֣לֶדbe.hi.Va.ledH3205unto him.

6And Sarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hath madeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213me to laughצְחֹ֕קtze.ChokH6712, so thatall that hearהַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַha.sho.Me.a'H8085will laughיִֽצְחַק־yitz.chak-H6711with me.

7And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Who would have saidמִלֵּל֙mi.LelH4448unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85,that Sarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283should have given childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121suckהֵינִ֥יקָהhei.Ni.kahH3243?for I have bornיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205hima sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121in his old ageלִזְקֻנָֽיו׃liz.ku.NavH2208.

8And the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִּגְדַּ֥לvai.yig.DalH1431,and was weanedוַיִּגָּמַ֑לvai.yi.ga.MalH1580:and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960the samedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117that Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327was weanedהִגָּמֵ֥לhi.ga.MelH1580.

9And Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713,which she had bornיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,mockingמְצַחֵֽק׃me.tza.ChekH6711.

10Wherefore she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Cast outגָּרֵ֛שׁga.ReshH1644this bondwomanהָאָמָ֥הha.'a.MahH519and her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121:for the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of this bondwomanהָאָמָ֣הha.'a.MahH519shall not be heirיִירַשׁ֙yi.RashH3423with my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121, evenwith Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

11And the thingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966grievousH3415in Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869becauseאוֹדֹ֥ת'o.DotH182of his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

12And Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85,Let it not be grievousH3415in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869because of the ladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and because of thy bondwomanאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519;in all that Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283hath saidתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559unto thee, hearkenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085unto her voiceבְּקֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963;for in Isaacבְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327shall thy seedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233be calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

13And also of the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the bondwomanהָאָמָ֖הha.'a.MahH519will I makeאֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760a nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471, because he isthy seedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233.

14And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֡קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947breadלֶחֶם֩le.ChemH3899,and a bottleוְחֵ֨מַתve.Che.matH2573of waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414itunto Hagarהָ֠גָרHa.gorH1904,puttingשָׂ֧םsamH7760iton her shoulderשִׁכְמָ֛הּshikh.MahH7926,and the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and sent her awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971:and she departedH3212,and wanderedוַתֵּ֔תַעva.Te.ta'H8582in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of Beer–shebaH884.

15And the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325was spentוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615inמִן־min-H4480the bottleהַחֵ֑מֶתha.Che.metH2573,and she castוַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְva.tash.LekhH7993the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206under oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of the shrubsהַשִּׂיחִֽם׃ha.si.ChimH7880.

16And she wentH3212,and sat her downוַתֵּ֨שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427over againstH5048hima good way offהַרְחֵק֙har.ChekH7368,as it were a bowshotכִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י קֶ֔שֶׁתkim.ta.cha.Vei Ke.shetH7198 H2909:for she saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559,Let me not seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200the deathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194of the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206.And she satוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427over against him,and lift upוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375her voiceקֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963,and weptוַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃va.Te.vekH1058.

17And Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the ladהַנַּעַר֒ha.na.'ArH5288;and the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121to Hagarהָגָר֙ha.GarH1904out of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, What aileth thee, Hagarהָגָ֑רha.GarH1904?fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; for Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hath heardשָׁמַ֧עsha.Ma'H8085the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288where he is.

18Ariseק֚וּמִיKu.miH6965,lift upשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and holdוְהַחֲזִ֥יקִיve.ha.cha.Zi.kiH2388him in thine handיָדֵ֖ךְya.DekhH3027;for I will makeאֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃'a.si.Me.nuH7760him a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

19And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491her eyesעֵינֶ֔יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869,and she sawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200a wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;and she wentH3212,and filledוַתְּמַלֵּ֤אva.te.ma.Le'H4390the bottleהַחֵ֙מֶת֙ha.Che.metH2573with waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,and gaveH8248the ladהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288drinkוַתַּ֖שְׁקְva.TashkH8248.

20And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was with the ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288;and he grewוַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.DalH1431,and dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,and became an archerרֹבֶ֥ה קַשָּֽׁת׃ro.Veh ka.ShatH7199 H7235.

21And he dweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290:and his motherאִמּ֛וֹ'i.MoH517tookוַתִּֽקַּֽח־va.ti.kach-H3947him a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22And it came to pass at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,that Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and Phicholוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369the chief captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430iswith thee in all that thou doestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213:

23Now therefore swearהִשָּׁ֨בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650unto me hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008by Godבֵֽאלֹהִים֙ve.lo.HimH430that thou wilt not deal falselyתִּשְׁקֹ֣רtish.KorH8266with me, nor with my sonוּלְנִינִ֖יu.le.ni.NiH5209,nor with my son’s sonוּלְנֶכְדִּ֑יu.le.nekh.DiH5220: butaccording to the kindnessכַּחֶ֜סֶדka.Che.sedH2617that I have doneעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto thee, thou shalt doתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213unto me, and to the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wherein thou hast sojournedגַּ֥רְתָּהGar.tahH1481.

24And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will swearאִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃'i.sha.Ve.a'H7650.

25And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85reprovedוְהוֹכִ֥חַve.ho.Khi.achH3198Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40becauseאֹדוֹת֙'o.dotH182of a wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875of waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,which Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650had violently taken awayגָּזְל֖וּga.ze.LuH1497.

26And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I wotיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not who hath doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:neitherH3808didst thou tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me, neitherH3808yet heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085I of it,butבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115to dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27And Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them unto Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40;and both of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכִּבְשֹׂ֥תkiv.SotH3535of the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629by themselves.

29And Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,WhatH2008meanthese sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂת֙ke.va.SotH3535which thou hast setהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324by themselves?

30And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, For thesesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂ֔תke.va.SotH3535shalt thou takeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947of my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatבַּעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668they may be a witnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713unto me, that I have diggedחָפַ֖רְתִּיcha.Far.tiH2658this wellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.

31Wherefore he calledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121that placeלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Beer–shebaH884;because there they swareנִשְׁבְּע֖וּnish.be.'UH7650both of themשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147.

32Thus they madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285at Beer–shebaH884:then Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and Phicholוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369the chief captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635,and they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725into the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

33And Abrahamplantedוַיִּטַּ֥עvai.yi.Ta'H5193a groveאֶ֖שֶׁל'E.shelH815in Beer–shebaH884,and calledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121there on the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

34And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85sojournedוַיָּ֧גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481in the Philistines’פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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