Genesis
Genesis 18:13
13And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| asked | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֑ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| Why | לָ֣מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| did Sarah | שָׂרָ֜ה | śā·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8283 Sarah |
| laugh | צָחֲקָ֨ה | ṣā·ḥă·qāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6711 laugh |
| and say | לֵאמֹ֗ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Can I really | הַאַ֥ף | ha·’ap̄ | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| bear a child | אֵלֵ֖ד | ’ê·lêḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| when I am | וַאֲנִ֥י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| old | זָקַֽנְתִּי׃ | zā·qan·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2204 be or become old |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.