Genesis 21:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶֽת־שֶׁם־בְּנ֧וֹ הַנּֽוֹלַד־ל֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָה־לּ֥וֹ שָׂרָ֖ה יִצְחָֽק׃

Transliteration

And yiqrāʾ ʾAbrāhām ʾet-šēm-bənô hannôlad-lô ʾăšer-yāldâ-lô Śārāh Yiṣḥāq.

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and (sequential action)
*yiqrāʾ*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he called
*ʾAbrāhām*: proper noun, subject - Abraham
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*šēm*: masculine singular construct - name of
*bənô*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son
*ha-*: definite article - the
*nôlad*: niphal participle, masculine singular - being born
*lô*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - whom
*yāldâ*: qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she bore
*Śārāh*: proper noun - Sarah
*Yiṣḥāq*: proper noun - Isaac

Word Meanings

*yiqrāʾ*: called/named
*šēm*: name
*nôlad*: born/was born
*yāldâ*: bore/gave birth to

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Gen 17:19 : 19 And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
Gen 21:6 : 6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me.
Gen 21:12 : 12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Gen 22:2 : 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Josh 24:3 : 3 And I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
Matt 1:2 : 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
Acts 7:8 : 8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
Rom 9:7 : 7 neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Heb 11:18 : 18 [None even he] to whom it was said, {G3754} In Isaac shall thy seed be called:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Gen 21:4-8
5 verses
85%
4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
5And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
6And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me.
7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.
8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
Gen 21:1-2
2 verses
83%
1And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
2And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
Gen 17:17-19
3 verses
82%
17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
18And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!
19And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
Gen 25:19
79%
19And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:
Gen 17:21
78%
21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
Gen 16:15
78%
15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.
Gen 21:12-13
2 verses
78%
12And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
13And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
1 Chr 1:27-28
2 verses
77%
27Abram (the same is Abraham).
28The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael.
Heb 11:17-18
2 verses
77%
17By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten [son];
18[None even he] to whom it was said, {G3754} In Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Gen 17:15
74%
15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
1 Chr 1:34
74%
34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.
Gen 17:25-26
2 verses
74%
25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
26In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
Gen 22:9-10
2 verses
73%
9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Gen 25:11-12
2 verses
73%
11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son: and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.
12Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
Gen 17:23
72%
23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
Gen 25:5
72%
5And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.
Gen 21:10
71%
10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son: for the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
Gen 22:2
71%
2And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Rom 9:9
71%
9For this is a word of promise, According to this season will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.