Revised Version 1895

Genesis 21:1-13

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.

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