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Genesis 17:16-22

16And I willblessוּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.TiH1288her, andgiveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121also by her: yea, I willblessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.haH1288her, and she shall be a mother ofnationsלְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.YimH1471;kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofpeopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971shall come from her.

17ThenAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85fellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307upon hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, andlaughedוַיִּצְחָ֑קvai.yitz.ChakH6711, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, Shall a child bebornיִוָּלֵ֔דyi.va.LedH3205to him that is anhundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldהַלְּבֶ֤ןha.le.VenH1121? and shallSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283, who isninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldהֲבַת־ha.vat-H1323,bearתֵּלֵֽד׃te.LedH3205?

18AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Othatל֥וּluH3863Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458mightliveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421beforetheeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440!

19AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802shallbearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205thee asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121indeedאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61; and thou shaltcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327: and I willestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285with him for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285, and with hisseedלְזַרְע֥וֹle.zar.'OH2233afterhimאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310.

20And as forIshmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458, I have heardtheeשְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒she.ma'.ti.KhaH8085: Behold, I haveblessedבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288him, and will make himfruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509, and willmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235himexceedinglyH3966;twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147princesנְשִׂיאִם֙ne.si.'ImH5387shall hebegetיוֹלִ֔ידyo.LidH3205, and I will makehimוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414agreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

21But mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285will Iestablishאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965withIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327, whomSarahשָׂרָה֙sa.RahH8283shallbearתֵּלֵ֨דte.LedH3205to thee at this settimeלַמּוֹעֵ֣דla.mo.'EdH4150in thenextהָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ha.'a.Che.retH312yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

22And hefinishedוַיְכַ֖לvay.KhalH3615talkingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696with him, andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wentupוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

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