Revised Version 1895

Genesis 18:9-15

9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346isSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, in thetentבָאֹֽהֶל׃va.'O.helH168.

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willcertainlyH2009returnH7725unto thee when theseasonכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256cometh round; and,loH2009,Sarahלְשָׂרָ֣הle.sa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802shall have asonבֵ֖ןvenH1121. AndSarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085in thetentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607,whichוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931wasbehindאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

11NowH1961Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֤םve.'av.ra.HamH85andSarahוְשָׂרָה֙ve.sa.RahH8283wereoldזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205, and well stricken inageבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117; it hadceasedחָדַל֙cha.DalH2308to be withSarahלְשָׂרָ֔הle.sa.RahH8283afterH1961the manner ofwomenכַּנָּשִֽׁים׃ka.na.ShimH802.

12AndSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283laughedוַתִּצְחַ֥קva.titz.ChakH6711withinH7130herselfH7130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I am waxedoldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204shall I have pleasure, mylordוַֽאדֹנִ֖יva.do.NiH113beingהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961oldH2204also?

13And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, Whereforedidלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283laughצָחֲקָ֨הtza.cha.KahH6711,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Shall I of a suretybearאֵלֵ֖ד'e.LedH3205achildH3205,whichזֶּה֩zehH2088amoldזָקַֽנְתִּי׃za.Kan.tiH2204?

14Is anythingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697tooהֲיִפָּלֵ֥אha.yi.pa.Le'H6381hardH6381for theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068? At thesetH7725time I willreturnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725unto thee, when theseasonכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256cometh round, andSarahוּלְשָׂרָ֥הu.le.sa.RahH8283shall have asonבֵֽן׃VenH1121.

15ThenSarahשָׂרָ֧ה׀sa.RahH8283deniedוַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁva.te.kha.CheshH3584,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, Ilaughedצָחַ֖קְתִּיtza.Chak.tiH6711notH3808; forsheH3588wasafraidיָרֵ֑אָהya.Re.'ahH3372. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Nay; but thou didstlaughצָחָֽקְתְּ׃tza.Cha.ketH6711.

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