Revised Version 1895

Genesis 21

1And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068visitedפָּקַ֥דpa.KadH6485Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283as he hadsaidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559, and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213untoSarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283as he hadspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

2AndSarahשָׂרָ֧הsa.RahH8283conceivedוַתַּהַר֩va.ta.HarH2029, and bareAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85asonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121in hisoldH1121ageH1121, at thesetH834time ofwhichH834Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to him.

3AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of hissonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121that wasbornH3205unto him,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283bare to him,Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

4AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85circumcisedוַיָּ֤מָלvai.Ya.molH4135hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327when he waseightשְׁמֹנַ֖תshe.mo.NatH8083daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, asGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him.

5AndAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85was anhundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, when hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327wasbornבְּהִוָּ֣לֶדbe.hi.Va.ledH3205unto him.

6AndSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213meH3605tolaughיִֽצְחַק־yitz.chak-H6711;everyH3605one that heareth willlaughH6711withmeH3605.

7Andsheכִּֽי־ki-H3588saidH559, Who would havesaidH559untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85, thatSarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283shouldgiveH3205childrenH1121suckהֵינִ֥יקָהhei.Ni.kahH3243? for I haveborneH3205him asonH1121in hisoldH1121ageH1121.

8And thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִּגְדַּ֥לvai.yig.DalH1431, and wasweanedוַיִּגָּמַ֑לvai.yi.ga.MalH1580: andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960on thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327wasweanedהִגָּמֵ֥לhi.ga.MelH1580.

9AndSarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713,whichH834sheH834hadborneיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,mockingמְצַחֵֽק׃me.tza.ChekH6711.

10WhereforesheH3588saidH559untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85,CastH3423outH3423this bondwoman andherH559sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121: for thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of this bondwoman shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808beheirH3423with mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,evenH3588withIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

11And thethingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697wasveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966grievous inAbraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869onaccountעַ֖ל'alH5921of hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85,LetH408itnotH408be grievous in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869becauseH3588of theladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288, andbecauseH3588of thy bondwoman; inallH3605thatSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283saith unto thee, hearken untoherH3605voiceבְּקֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963; for inIsaacבְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327shall thyseedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233becalledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

13And also of thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the bondwoman will Imakeאֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760anationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he is thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233.

14AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85roseH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֡קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andtookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947breadלֶחֶם֩le.ChemH3899and a bottle ofwaterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325, andgaveH5414it untoHagarהָ֠גָרHa.gorH1904,puttingH5414it onherH413shoulderשִׁכְמָ֛הּshikh.MahH7926, and thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, andsentH7971herH413awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971: and she departed, andwanderedוַתֵּ֔תַעva.Te.ta'H8582in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of Beer-sheba.

15And thewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325in the bottle wasspentוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615, and shecastוַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְva.tash.LekhH7993thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478one of the shrubs.

16AndsheH3588wentH7368, andsatH3427herH7200downH3427overagainstמִנֶּ֗גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048him agoodH7368wayoffH5375, as it were a bowshot: forsheH3588saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559,LetH408meH6963notH408lookאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200uponH3427thedeathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194of thechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206. AndsheH3588satH3427overagainstמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048him, andliftוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375upH5375herH7200voiceקֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963, andweptוַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃va.Te.vekH1058.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of theladהַנַּעַר֒ha.na.'ArH5288; and theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121toHagarהָגָר֙ha.GarH1904outמִן־min-H4480ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413,Whatמַה־mah-H4100aileth thee,Hagarהָגָ֑רha.GarH1904?fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372notאַל־'al-H408; forGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathheardשָׁמַ֧עsha.Ma'H8085thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of theladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834he is.

18Ariseק֚וּמִיKu.miH6965,liftשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375upH6965theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, andholdוְהַחֲזִ֥יקִיve.ha.cha.Zi.kiH2388him in thinehandיָדֵ֖ךְya.DekhH3027; for I willmakeאֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃'a.si.Me.nuH7760him agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

19AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491herH7200eyesעֵינֶ֔יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869, andsheH8248sawH7200awellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; andsheH8248went, andfilledוַתְּמַלֵּ֤אva.te.ma.Le'H4390the bottle withwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, andgaveH8248theladהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288drinkוַתַּ֖שְׁקְva.TashkH8248.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was with theladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288, and hegrewוַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.DalH1431; and hedweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, andbecameH1961an archer.

21And hedweltH3427in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290: and hismotherאִמּ֛וֹ'i.MoH517tookוַתִּֽקַּֽח־va.ti.kach-H3947him awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802outH3427of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22And itcameH1961topassH1961at that time, thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40andPhicolוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hishostצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635spake untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430is with thee inallבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that thou doest:

23nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeswearהִשָּׁ֨בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650untomeH5978hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008byGodבֵֽאלֹהִים֙ve.lo.HimH430that thou wiltnotH518dealH6213falselyתִּשְׁקֹ֣רtish.KorH8266withmeH5978,norH518with my son,norH518with my son’s son: but according to thekindnessכַּחֶ֜סֶדka.Che.sedH2617that I havedoneH6213unto thee, thou shaltdoH6213untomeH5978, and to thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereinH834thou hast sojourned.

24AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I willswearאִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃'i.sha.Ve.a'H7650.

25AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85reprovedוְהוֹכִ֥חַve.ho.Khi.achH3198Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thewellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650had violentlytakenH1497awayH1497.

26AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808who hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808didst thoutellH5046meH5046,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808yetheardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085I of it, buttodayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

27AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414them untoAbimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40; and theytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651eweH3535lambsH3535of theflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629bythemselvesלְבַדְּהֶֽן׃le.va.de.HenH905.

29AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100meantheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651eweH3535lambsH3535whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastsetהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324bythemselvesלְבַדָּֽנָה׃le.va.Da.nahH905?

30And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Theseהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651eweH3535lambsH3535shalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947of myhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027, that it may be a witness untomeH3947, that I have digged thiswellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.

31Wherefore hecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Beer-sheba;becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588there they swarebothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.

32SoH6965theymadeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285at Beer-sheba: andAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40roseH6965upH6965, andPhicolוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hishostצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635, and theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

33AndAbrahamH5193plantedוַיִּטַּ֥עvai.yi.Ta'H5193atamariskאֶ֖שֶׁל'E.shelH815treeH815in Beer-sheba, andcalledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121there on thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theEverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

34AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85sojourned in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

Commentaries on Genesis 21

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