Revised Version 1895

Genesis 17:16-22

16And I willblessוּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.TiH1288herH5414, andmoreoverH1571I willgiveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121ofherH5414: yea, I willblessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.haH1288herH5414, andsheH1571shall be a mother ofnationsלְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.YimH1471;kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofpeoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971shall be ofherH5414.

17ThenAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85fellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, andlaughedוַיִּצְחָ֑קvai.yitz.ChakH6711, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, Shall achildH1121bebornיִוָּלֵ֔דyi.va.LedH3205unto him that is anhundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldH1121? and shallSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283, that isninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldH1121,bearתֵּלֵֽד׃te.LedH3205?

18AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Ohל֥וּluH3863thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458mightliveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee!

19AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Nay, butSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802shallbearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205thee asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121; and thou shaltcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327: and I willestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285with him for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285for hisseedלְזַרְע֥וֹle.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

20And as forIshmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458, I haveheardשְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒she.ma'.ti.KhaH8085thee:beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, I haveblessedבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288him, and willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414himfruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509, and willmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235himexceedinglyH3966;twelveעָשָׂ֤ר'a.SarH6240princesנְשִׂיאִם֙ne.si.'ImH5387shall hebegetיוֹלִ֔ידyo.LidH3205, and I willmakeH5414him agreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

21But mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285will Iestablishאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965withIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Sarahשָׂרָה֙sa.RahH8283shallbearתֵּלֵ֨דte.LedH3205unto thee at thissetH6965time in thenextהָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ha.'a.Che.retH312yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

22And heleftH5927offמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921talkingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696with him, andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upH5927fromAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

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