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Genesis 21:1-8

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.

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