Genesis

Genesis 17:16–17

¹⁶And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”

¹⁷Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

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Genesis 17:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I will bless her	וּבֵרַכְתִּ֣י	ū·ḇê·raḵ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1288 kneel, bless
and will surely	וְגַ֨ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
give	נָתַ֧תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
a son	בֵּ֑ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
by her	מִמֶּ֛נָּה	mim·men·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
I will bless her	וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙	ū·ḇê·raḵ·tî·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
and she will be	וְהָֽיְתָ֣ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
of nations	לְגוֹיִ֔ם	lə·ḡō·w·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
kings	מַלְכֵ֥י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of peoples	עַמִּ֖ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
will descend	יִהְיֽוּ׃	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
from her	מִמֶּ֥נָּה	mim·men·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Genesis 17:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֛ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
fell facedown	וַיִּפֹּ֧ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
Then he laughed	וַיִּצְחָ֑ק	way·yiṣ·ḥāq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6711 laugh
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to himself	בְּלִבּ֗וֹ	bə·lib·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
Can a child be born	יִוָּלֵ֔ד	yiw·wā·lêḏ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to a man who is	הַלְּבֶ֤ן	hal·lə·ḇen	Article, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
a hundred	מֵאָֽה־	mê·’āh-	Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
years old	שָׁנָה֙	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
Can Sarah	שָׂרָ֔ה	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
give birth	תֵּלֵֽד׃	tê·lêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
at the age of ninety	תִּשְׁעִ֥ים	tiš·‘îm	Number - common plural	H8673 ninety

Cross-references

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Genesis 17:16 Genesis 35:11 · Isaiah 49:23 · Genesis 18:10–14 · 1 Peter 3:6 · Galatians 4:26–31 · Genesis 17:6

Genesis 17:17 Genesis 18:12 · Genesis 21:6 · Genesis 17:3 · Romans 4:19–20 · John 8:56 · Revelation 11:16 · Revelation 5:8 · Ezekiel 1:28 · Job 1:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.