Genesis
Genesis 21:5–7
5Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.” 7She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Genesis 21:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | וְאַבְרָהָ֖ם | wə·’aḇ·rā·hām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| was a hundred | מְאַ֣ת | mə·’aṯ | Number - feminine singular construct | H3967 hundred |
| years old | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| when his son | בְּנֽוֹ׃ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| Isaac | יִצְחָ֥ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| was born | בְּהִוָּ֣לֶד | bə·hiw·wā·leḏ | Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| to him | ל֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Genesis 21:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Sarah | שָׂרָ֔ה | śā·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8283 Sarah |
| said | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has made | עָ֥שָׂה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| laugh | צְחֹ֕ק | ṣə·ḥōq | Noun - masculine singular | H6712 laughter |
| and everyone | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who hears of this | הַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַ | haš·šō·mê·a‘ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| will laugh | יִֽצְחַק־ | yiṣ·ḥaq- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6711 laugh |
| with me | לִֽי׃ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Genesis 21:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| She added | וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Who | מִ֤י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| would have told | מִלֵּל֙ | mil·lêl | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4448 speak, utter, say |
| Abraham | לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם | lə·’aḇ·rā·hām | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| that Sarah | שָׂרָ֑ה | śā·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8283 Sarah |
| would nurse | הֵינִ֥יקָה | hê·nî·qāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3243 suck |
| children | בָנִ֖ים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| Yet | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have borne him | יָלַ֥דְתִּי | yā·laḏ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| a son | בֵ֖ן | ḇên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| in his old age | לִזְקֻנָֽיו׃ | liz·qu·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2208 old age |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 21:5 Genesis 17:17 · Genesis 17:1 · Romans 4:19
Genesis 21:6 Psalm 126:2 · Isaiah 54:1 · Genesis 17:17 · Luke 1:58 · Psalm 113:9 · Luke 1:46–55 · Isaiah 49:21 · Galatians 4:27–28 · Luke 1:14 · Romans 12:15 · Genesis 18:12–15 · Hebrews 11:11
Genesis 21:7 Genesis 18:11–12 · Isaiah 66:8 · Ephesians 3:10 · Deuteronomy 4:32–34 · Numbers 23:23 · 2 Thessalonians 1:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.