Focused Passage

Genesis 21:1-7

The LORD Fulfills His Promise in Isaac, Casts Out the Bondwoman’s Line from the Covenant Inheritance, and Preserves Ishmael in Mercy

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.

2So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.

3And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.

4When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him.

5Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”

7She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Now the LORDוַֽיהוָ֛הH3068Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularattendedפָּקַ֥דH6485Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerto Sarahשָׂרָ֖הH8283Noun - proper - feminine singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeHe had saidאָמָ֑רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand the LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardidוַיַּ֧עַשׂH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularfor Sarahלְשָׂרָ֖הH8283Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularwhatכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeHe had promisedדִּבֵּֽר׃H1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

So Sarahשָׂרָ֧הH8283Noun - proper - feminine singularconceivedוַתַּהַר֩H2029Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularand boreוַתֵּ֨לֶדH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singulara sonבֵּ֖ןH1121Noun - masculine singularto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םH85Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularin his old ageלִזְקֻנָ֑יוH2208Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularat the very timeלַמּוֹעֵ֕דH4150Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃H430Noun - masculine pluralhad promisedדִּבֶּ֥רH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֹת֖וֹH854Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜םH85Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markergaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe nameשֶׁם־H8034Noun - masculine singular constructIsaacיִצְחָֽק׃H3327Noun - proper - masculine singularto the sonבְּנ֧וֹH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-הַנּֽוֹלַד־H3205Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular-ל֛וֹPreposition | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeSarahשָׂרָ֖הH8283Noun - proper - feminine singularboreיָלְדָה־H3205Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularto himלּ֥וֹPreposition | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Isaac means he laughs.
Verse 4

Original words

When his sonבְּנ֔וֹH1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .בֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructIsaacיִצְחָ֣קH3327Noun - proper - masculine singularwas eightשְׁמֹנַ֖תH8083Number - masculine singular constructdays oldיָמִ֑יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙H85Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markercircumcised himוַיָּ֤מָלH4135Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularasכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃H430Noun - masculine pluralhad commanded himצִוָּ֥הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֹת֖וֹH853Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םH85Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularwas a hundredמְאַ֣תH3967Number - feminine singular constructyears oldבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular construct. . .שָׁנָ֑הH8141Noun - feminine singularwhen his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃H1121Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIsaacיִצְחָ֥קH3327Noun - proper - masculine singularwas bornבְּהִוָּ֣לֶדH3205Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructto himל֔וֹPreposition | third person masculine singular-אֵ֖תH853Direct object marker
Verse 6

Original words

Then Sarahשָׂרָ֔הH8283Noun - proper - feminine singularsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularGodאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Noun - masculine pluralhas madeעָ֥שָׂהH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularmeלִ֖יPreposition | first person common singularlaughצְחֹ֕קH6712Noun - masculine singularand everyoneכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho hears of thisהַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַH8085Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwill laughיִֽצְחַק־H6711Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwith meלִֽי׃Preposition | first person common singular
Verse 7

Original words

She addedוַתֹּ֗אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularWhoמִ֤יH4310Interrogativewould have toldמִלֵּל֙H4448Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םH85Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthat Sarahשָׂרָ֑הH8283Noun - proper - feminine singularwould nurseהֵינִ֥יקָהH3243Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singularchildrenבָנִ֖יםH1121Noun - masculine pluralYetכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionI have borne himיָלַ֥דְתִּיH3205Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singulara sonבֵ֖ןH1121Noun - masculine singularin his old ageלִזְקֻנָֽיו׃H2208Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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