9{
"verseID": "Genesis.18.9",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵׄלָׄ֔יׄוׄ אַיֵּ֖ה שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּ֥ה בָאֹֽהֶל׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmerû* to-him *ʾayyēh* *Śārâ* *ʾišteḵā* and-*wayyōʾmer* *hinnēh* in-the-*ʾōhel*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmerû*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they said",
"*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where",
"*ʾišteḵā*": "noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wife",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/here",
"*ʾōhel*": "noun, masculine singular - tent"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾayyēh*": "where?"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Genesis.18.10",
"source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר שׁ֣וֹב אָשׁ֤וּב אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ כָּעֵ֣ת חַיָּ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־בֵ֖ן לְשָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ וְשָׂרָ֥ה שֹׁמַ֛עַת פֶּ֥תַח הָאֹ֖הֶל וְה֥וּא אַחֲרָֽיו׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *šôḇ* *ʾāšûḇ* to-you *kāʿēṯ* *ḥayyâ* and-*hinnēh*-*ḇēn* to-*Śārâ* *ʾišteḵā* and-*Śārâ* *šōmaʿaṯ* *peṯaḥ* the-*ʾōhel* and-he *ʾaḥărāyw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*šôḇ*": "qal infinitive absolute - returning",
"*ʾāšûḇ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will return",
"*kāʿēṯ*": "preposition with noun - according to the time",
"*ḥayyâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - living/reviving",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*ḇēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son",
"*ʾišteḵā*": "noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wife",
"*šōmaʿaṯ*": "qal participle, feminine singular - hearing/listening",
"*peṯaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - entrance of",
"*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - behind him"
},
"variants": {
"*šôḇ ʾāšûḇ*": "I will surely return (emphatic construction)",
"*kāʿēṯ ḥayyâ*": "at the time of life/next year/when the season comes around/in the spring"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Genesis.18.11",
"source": "וְאַבְרָהָ֤ם וְשָׂרָה֙ זְקֵנִ֔ים בָּאִ֖ים בַּיָּמִ֑ים חָדַל֙ לִהְי֣וֹת לְשָׂרָ֔ה אֹ֖רַח כַּנָּשִֽׁים׃",
"text": "And-*ʾAḇrāhām* and-*Śārâ* *zəqēnîm* *bāʾîm* in-the-*yāmîm* *ḥāḏal* to-*lihyôṯ* to-*Śārâ* *ʾōraḥ* like-the-*nāšîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*zəqēnîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - old/aged",
"*bāʾîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - coming/advanced",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days",
"*ḥāḏal*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - ceased",
"*lihyôṯ*": "qal infinitive construct - to be",
"*ʾōraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - way/manner/custom",
"*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women"
},
"variants": {
"*bāʾîm bayāmîm*": "advanced in days/well along in years",
"*ʾōraḥ kannāšîm*": "way of women/menstruation/female biological cycle"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Genesis.18.12",
"source": "וַתִּצְחַ֥ק שָׂרָ֖ה בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ לֵאמֹ֑ר אַחֲרֵ֤י בְלֹתִי֙ הֽ͏ָיְתָה־לִּ֣י עֶדְנָ֔ה וֽ͏ַאדֹנִ֖י זָקֵֽן׃",
"text": "And-*wattiṣḥaq* *Śārâ* in-*qirbāh* to-*lēʾmōr* after *bəlōṯî* *hāyəṯâ*-to-me *ʿeḏnâ* and-*ʾaḏōnî* *zāqēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattiṣḥaq*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - laughed",
"*qirbāh*": "noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her inner part",
"*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*bəlōṯî*": "qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my being worn out",
"*hāyəṯâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has been",
"*ʿeḏnâ*": "noun, feminine singular - pleasure/delight",
"*ʾaḏōnî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord/master",
"*zāqēn*": "adjective, masculine singular - old"
},
"variants": {
"*qirbāh*": "her midst/inner self/heart",
"*bəlōṯî*": "my wearing out/growing old/being worn",
"*ʿeḏnâ*": "pleasure/sexual pleasure/youthfulness/delight"
}
}
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"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Genesis.18.14",
"source": "הֲיִפָּלֵ֥א מֵיְהוָ֖ה דָּבָ֑ר לַמּוֹעֵ֞ד אָשׁ֥וּב אֵלֶ֛יךָ כָּעֵ֥ת חַיָּ֖ה וּלְשָׂרָ֥ה בֵֽן׃",
"text": "*Hăyippālēʾ* from-*YHWH* *dāḇār* to-the-*môʿēḏ* *ʾāšûḇ* to-you *kāʿēṯ* *ḥayyâ* and-to-*Śārâ* *ḇēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hăyippālēʾ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with interrogative prefix - is too difficult",
"*dāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - thing/word/matter",
"*môʿēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - appointed time",
"*ʾāšûḇ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will return",
"*kāʿēṯ*": "preposition with noun - according to the time",
"*ḥayyâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - living",
"*ḇēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son"
},
"variants": {
"*yippālēʾ*": "too difficult/wonderful/extraordinary/impossible",
"*môʿēḏ*": "appointed time/season/meeting"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Genesis.18.15",
"source": "וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ שָׂרָ֧ה ׀ לֵאמֹ֛ר לֹ֥א צָחַ֖קְתִּי כִּ֣י ׀ יָרֵ֑אָה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ׀ לֹ֖א כִּ֥י צָחָֽקְתְּ׃",
"text": "And-*wattəḵaḥēš* *Śārâ* to-*lēʾmōr* not *ṣāḥaqtî* for she-*yārēʾâ* and-*wayyōʾmer* no for *ṣāḥāqt*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattəḵaḥēš*": "piel waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - denied",
"*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ṣāḥaqtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I laughed",
"*yārēʾâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - feared",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said",
"*ṣāḥāqt*": "qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - you laughed"
},
"variants": {
"*wattəḵaḥēš*": "denied/lied/deceived"
}
}