Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 21

1And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068visitedפָּקַ֥דpa.KadH6485Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283as he hadsaidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559, and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213toSarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283as he hadspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

2ForSarahשָׂרָ֧הsa.RahH8283conceivedוַתַּהַר֩va.ta.HarH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85asonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121in his oldageלִזְקֻנָ֑יוliz.ku.NavH2208, at the settimeלַמּוֹעֵ֕דla.mo.'EdH4150of whichGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to him.

3AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of hissonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121that wasbornהַנּֽוֹלַד־ha.no.lad-H3205to him, whomSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283boreיָלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205to him,Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

4AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85circumcisedוַיָּ֤מָלvai.Ya.molH4135hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327beingeightשְׁמֹנַ֖תshe.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.ledH3205to him.

6AndSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hathmadeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213me tolaughצְחֹ֕קtze.ChokH6712, so that all thathearהַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַha.sho.Me.a'H8085willlaughיִֽצְחַק־yitz.chak-H6711with me.

7And shesaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Who would havesaidמִלֵּל֙mi.LelH4448toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85, thatSarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283shallnurseהֵינִ֥יקָהhei.Ni.kahH3243childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121? for I haveborneיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205him asonבֵ֖ןvenH1121in his oldageלִזְקֻנָֽיו׃liz.ku.NavH2208.

8And thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִּגְדַּ֥לvai.yig.DalH1431, and wasweanedוַיִּגָּמַ֑לvai.yi.ga.MalH1580: andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117thatIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327wasweanedהִגָּמֵ֥לhi.ga.MelH1580.

9AndSarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713, which she hadborneיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,mockingמְצַחֵֽק׃me.tza.ChekH6711.

10Therefore shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85, Castoutגָּרֵ֛שׁga.ReshH1644thisbondwomanהָאָמָ֥הha.'a.MahH519and hersonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121: for thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thisbondwomanהָאָמָ֣הha.'a.MahH519shall not beheirיִירַשׁ֙yi.RashH3423with mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121, even withIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

11And thethingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697wasveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966grievousH3415inAbraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869becauseאוֹדֹ֥ת'o.DotH182of hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

12AndGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85, Let it not begrievousH3415in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869because of theladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288, and because of thybondwomanאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519; in all thatSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283hathsaidתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559to thee,hearkenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to hervoiceבְּקֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963; for inIsaacבְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327shall thyseedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233becalledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

13And also of thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thebondwomanהָאָמָ֖הha.'a.MahH519will Imakeאֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760anationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471, because he is thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233.

14AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֡קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andtookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947breadלֶחֶם֩le.ChemH3899, and abottleוְחֵ֨מַתve.Che.matH2573ofwaterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it toHagarהָ֠גָרHa.gorH1904,puttingשָׂ֧םsamH7760it on hershoulderשִׁכְמָ֛הּshikh.MahH7926, and thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, and sent herawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971: and shedepartedH3212, andwanderedוַתֵּ֔תַעva.Te.ta'H8582in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057ofBeershebaH884.

15And thewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325wasspentוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615inמִן־min-H4480thebottleהַחֵ֑מֶתha.Che.metH2573, and shecastוַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְva.tash.LekhH7993thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206underoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of theshrubsהַשִּׂיחִֽם׃ha.si.ChimH7880.

16And shewentH3212, and sat herdownוַתֵּ֨שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427apartfromH5048him a good wayoffהַרְחֵק֙har.ChekH7368, as it were abowshotכִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י קֶ֔שֶׁתkim.ta.cha.Vei Ke.shetH2909 H7198: for shesaidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559, Let me notseeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200thedeathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194of thechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206. And shesatוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427apart from him, andraisedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375hervoiceקֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963, andweptוַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃va.Te.vekH1058.

17AndGodאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of theladהַנַּעַר֒ha.na.'ArH5288; and theangelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121toHagarהָגָר֙ha.GarH1904out ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, What aileth thee,Hagarהָגָ֑רha.GarH1904?fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; forGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathheardשָׁמַ֧עsha.Ma'H8085thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of theladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288where he is .

18Ariseק֚וּמִיKu.miH6965, liftupשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, andholdוְהַחֲזִ֥יקִיve.ha.cha.Zi.kiH2388him in thyhandיָדֵ֖ךְya.DekhH3027; for I willmakeאֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃'a.si.Me.nuH7760him agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

19AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491hereyesעֵינֶ֔יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869, and shesawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200awellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; and shewentH3212, andfilledוַתְּמַלֵּ֤אva.te.ma.Le'H4390thebottleהַחֵ֙מֶת֙ha.Che.metH2573withwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, andgaveH8248theladהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288adrinkוַתַּ֖שְׁקְva.TashkH8248.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was with theladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288; and hegrewוַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.DalH1431, anddweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, and became anarcherרֹבֶ֥ה קַשָּֽׁת׃ro.Veh ka.ShatH7235 H7199.

21And hedweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290: and hismotherאִמּ֛וֹ'i.MoH517tookוַתִּֽקַּֽח־va.ti.kach-H3947for him awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22And it came to pass at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, thatAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40andPhicholוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369the chiefcaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hishostצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430is with thee in all that thoudoestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213:

23Now thereforeswearהִשָּׁ֨בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to mehereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008byGodבֵֽאלֹהִים֙ve.lo.HimH430that thou wilt not dealfalselyתִּשְׁקֹ֣רtish.KorH8266with me, nor with mysonוּלְנִינִ֖יu.le.ni.NiH5209, nor with my son’ssonוּלְנֶכְדִּ֑יu.le.nekh.DiH5220: but according to thekindnessכַּחֶ֜סֶדka.Che.sedH2617that I havedoneעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to thee, thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213to me, and to thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776in which thou hastsojournedגַּ֥רְתָּהGar.tahH1481.

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

25AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85reprovedוְהוֹכִ֥חַve.ho.Khi.achH3198Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40becauseאֹדוֹת֙'o.dotH182of awellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, whichAbimelech’sאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650had violently takenawayגָּזְל֖וּga.ze.LuH1497.

26AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not who hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:neitherH3808didst thoutellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046me,neitherH3808yet have Iheardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085of it,butבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

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

28AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85setוַיַּצֵּ֣בvai.ya.TzevH5324sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambsכִּבְשֹׂ֥תkiv.SotH3535of theflockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629by themselves.

29AndAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,WhatH2008mean thesesevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambsכְּבָשֹׂת֙ke.va.SotH3535which thou hastsetהִצַּ֖בְתָּhi.Tzav.taH5324by themselves?

30And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, For thesesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewelambsכְּבָשֹׂ֔תke.va.SotH3535shalt thoutakeתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947from myhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatבַּעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668they may be awitnessלְעֵדָ֔הle.'e.DahH5713to me, that I havedugחָפַ֖רְתִּיcha.Far.tiH2658thiswellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.

31Therefore hecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725BeershebaH884; because there theysworeנִשְׁבְּע֖וּnish.be.'UH7650both ofthemשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147.

32Thus theymadeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285atBeershebaH884: thenAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andPhicholוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369the chiefcaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hishostצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635, and theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725into thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

33And Abrahamplantedוַיִּטַּ֥עvai.yi.Ta'H5193agroveאֶ֖שֶׁל'E.shelH815inBeershebaH884, andcalledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121there on thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theeverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

34AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85sojournedוַיָּ֧גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430manyרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

Commentaries on Genesis 21

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