17 {
"verseID": "Genesis.17.17",
"source": "וַיִּפֹּ֧ל אַבְרָהָ֛ם עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיִּצְחָ֑ק וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בְּלִבּ֗וֹ הַלְּבֶ֤ן מֵאָֽה־שָׁנָה֙ יִוָּלֵ֔ד וְאִ֨ם־שָׂרָ֔ה הֲבַת־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה תֵּלֵֽד׃",
"text": "*wa-yippōl* *ʾAḇrāhām* *ʿal*-*pānāyw* *wa-yiṣḥāq* *wa-yōʾmer* *bə-libbô* *ha-ləḇen* *mēʾāh*-*šānāh* *yiwwālēḏ* *wə-ʾim*-*Śārāh* *hă-ḇat*-*tišʿîm* *šānāh* *tēlēḏ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yippōl*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he fell",
"*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun masculine singular - Abraham",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on",
"*pānāyw*": "noun masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face",
"*wa-yiṣḥāq*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he laughed",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*bə-libbô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his heart",
"*ha-ləḇen*": "interrogative particle + preposition + noun masculine singular - to the son of",
"*mēʾāh*": "cardinal number - hundred",
"*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year",
"*yiwwālēḏ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be born",
"*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conjunction - and if",
"*Śārāh*": "proper noun feminine singular - Sarah",
"*hă-ḇat*": "interrogative particle + noun feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*tišʿîm*": "cardinal number - ninety",
"*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year",
"*tēlēḏ*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will bear/give birth"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yiṣḥāq*": "and he laughed/rejoiced/played/mocked",
"*bə-libbô*": "in his heart/in himself/in his mind",
"*tēlēḏ*": "bear/give birth/bring forth"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Genesis.17.18",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶל־הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִ֑ים ל֥וּ יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל יִחְיֶ֥ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *ʾAḇrāhām* *ʾel*-*hā-ʾĔlōhîm* *lû* *Yišmāʿēʾl* *yiḥyeh* *lə-p̄āneḵā*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun masculine singular - Abraham",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto",
"*hā-ʾĔlōhîm*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the God",
"*lû*": "particle of wish - O that/would that/if only",
"*Yišmāʿēʾl*": "proper noun masculine singular - Ishmael",
"*yiḥyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - might live",
"*lə-p̄āneḵā*": "preposition + noun masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you/in your presence"
},
"variants": {
"*lû*": "O that/would that/if only (expressing wish or desire)",
"*yiḥyeh*": "live/be alive/survive/prosper",
"*lə-p̄āneḵā*": "before you/in your presence/in your sight"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Genesis.17.19",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲבָל֙ שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֗ יֹלֶ֤דֶת לְךָ֙ בֵּ֔ן וְקָרָ֥אתָ אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יִצְחָ֑ק וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֥י אִתּ֛וֹ לִבְרִ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם לְזַרְע֥וֹ אַחֲרָֽיו׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *ʾĔlōhîm* *ʾăḇāl* *Śārāh* *ʾištəḵā* *yōleḏet* *ləḵā* *bēn* *wə-qārāʾtā* *ʾet*-*šəmô* *Yiṣḥāq* *wa-hăqîmōtî* *ʾet*-*bərîtî* *ʾittô* *li-ḇərît* *ʿôlām* *lə-zarʿô* *ʾaḥărāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*ʾĔlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God",
"*ʾăḇāl*": "adverb - truly/indeed/nevertheless",
"*Śārāh*": "proper noun feminine singular - Sarah",
"*ʾištəḵā*": "noun feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wife",
"*yōleḏet*": "qal participle feminine singular - is bearing/will bear",
"*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*bēn*": "noun masculine singular - son",
"*wə-qārāʾtā*": "conjunction + qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall call",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*šəmô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*Yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun masculine singular - Isaac",
"*wa-hăqîmōtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I will establish",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bərîtî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my covenant",
"*ʾittô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him",
"*li-ḇərît*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - for a covenant of",
"*ʿôlām*": "noun masculine singular - everlasting/perpetuity",
"*lə-zarʿô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for his seed/offspring",
"*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - after him"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăḇāl*": "truly/indeed/nevertheless/but",
"*Yiṣḥāq*": "he laughs/laughter (related to Abraham's laughing)",
"*hăqîmōtî*": "establish/confirm/ratify/fulfill"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Genesis.17.20",
"source": "וּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֘ שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒ הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ בֵּרַ֣כְתִּי אֹת֗וֹ וְהִפְרֵיתִ֥י אֹת֛וֹ וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י אֹת֖וֹ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר נְשִׂיאִם֙ יוֹלִ֔יד וּנְתַתִּ֖יו לְג֥וֹי גָּדֽוֹל׃",
"text": "*û-lə-Yišmāʿēʾl* *šəmaʿtîḵā* *hinnēh* *bēraḵtî* *ʾōtô* *wə-hip̄rêtî* *ʾōtô* *wə-hirbêtî* *ʾōtô* *bi-məʾōḏ* *məʾōḏ* *šənêm*-*ʿāśār* *nəśîʾîm* *yôlîḏ* *û-nətattîw* *lə-gôy* *gāḏôl*",
"grammar": {
"*û-lə-Yišmāʿēʾl*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun masculine singular - and concerning Ishmael",
"*šəmaʿtîḵā*": "qal perfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have heard you",
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*bēraḵtî*": "piel perfect 1st person singular - I have blessed",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him",
"*wə-hip̄rêtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I will make fruitful",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him",
"*wə-hirbêtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I will multiply",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him",
"*bi-məʾōḏ*": "preposition + noun - in abundance/exceedingly",
"*məʾōḏ*": "noun - very much/exceedingly (repetition for emphasis)",
"*šənêm*": "cardinal number dual construct - two of",
"*ʿāśār*": "cardinal number - ten",
"*nəśîʾîm*": "noun masculine plural - princes/chiefs/rulers",
"*yôlîḏ*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will beget",
"*û-nətattîw*": "conjunction + qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I will make him",
"*lə-gôy*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - for a nation",
"*gāḏôl*": "adjective masculine singular - great/large"
},
"variants": {
"*šəmaʿtîḵā*": "I have heard you/I have listened to you",
"*nəśîʾîm*": "princes/chiefs/rulers/leaders",
"*gôy gāḏôl*": "great nation/large people/mighty nation"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Genesis.17.21",
"source": "וְאֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י אָקִ֣ים אֶת־יִצְחָ֑ק אֲשֶׁר֩ תֵּלֵ֨ד לְךָ֤ שָׂרָה֙ לַמּוֹעֵ֣ד הַזֶּ֔ה בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הָאַחֶֽרֶת׃",
"text": "*wə-ʾet*-*bərîtî* *ʾāqîm* *ʾet*-*Yiṣḥāq* *ʾăšer* *tēlēḏ* *ləḵā* *Śārāh* *lam-môʿēḏ* *haz-zeh* *baš-šānāh* *hā-ʾaḥeret*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*bərîtî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my covenant",
"*ʾāqîm*": "hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I will establish",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun masculine singular - Isaac",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - whom",
"*tēlēḏ*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will bear",
"*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*Śārāh*": "proper noun feminine singular - Sarah",
"*lam-môʿēḏ*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - at the appointed time",
"*haz-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this",
"*baš-šānāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - in the year",
"*hā-ʾaḥeret*": "definite article + adjective feminine singular - the next/other"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāqîm*": "establish/set up/confirm/fulfill",
"*môʿēḏ*": "appointed time/season/festival",
"*hā-ʾaḥeret*": "the next/the other/the following"
}
}