Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.13", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם לָ֣מָּה זֶּה֩ צָחֲקָ֨ה שָׂרָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר הַאַ֥ף אֻמְנָ֛ם אֵלֵ֖ד וַאֲנִ֥י זָקַֽנְתִּי׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* to-*ʾAḇrāhām* *lāmmâ* this *ṣāḥăqâ* *Śārâ* to-*lēʾmōr* indeed-truly *ʾēlēḏ* and-I *zāqantî*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*ṣāḥăqâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - laughed", "*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ʾēlēḏ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will bear/give birth", "*zāqantî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have grown old" }, "variants": { "*lāmmâ zeh*": "why this/why indeed" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • John 2:25 : 25 { "verseID": "John.2.25", "source": "Καὶ ὅτι οὐ χρείαν εἶχεν ἵνα τις μαρτυρήσῃ περὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου: αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐγίνωσκεν τί ἦν ἐν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ.", "text": "And because not *chreian* *eichen* that anyone *martyrēsē* concerning the *anthrōpou*: for he *eginōsken* what *ēn* in the *anthrōpō*.", "grammar": { "*chreian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - need/necessity", "*eichen*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd singular - had [continuous]", "*martyrēsē*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd singular - should testify/bear witness", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - man/person/human being", "*eginōsken*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd singular - was knowing [continuous]", "*ēn*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd singular - was [continuous]", "*anthrōpō*": "dative, masculine, singular - man/person/human being" }, "variants": { "*chreian*": "need/necessity/requirement", "*martyrēsē*": "should testify/should bear witness/should tell", "*anthrōpou*": "man/person/human being/mankind", "*eginōsken*": "was knowing/was understanding/was aware of" } }