Genesis

Genesis 21:6–8

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.”

8So the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.

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Genesis 21:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Sarahשָׂרָ֔הśā·rāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH8283 Sarah
saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
has madeעָ֥שָׂה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
meלִ֖יlîPreposition; first person common singular
laughצְחֹ֕קṣə·ḥōqNoun - masculine singularH6712 laughter
and everyoneכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
who hears of thisהַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַhaš·šō·mê·a‘Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8085 hear
will laughיִֽצְחַק־yiṣ·ḥaq-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6711 laugh
with meלִֽי׃lîPreposition; first person common singular

Genesis 21:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
She addedוַתֹּ֗אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
Whoמִ֤יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
would have toldמִלֵּל֙mil·lêlVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4448 speak, utter, say
Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םlə·’aḇ·rā·hāmPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
that Sarahשָׂרָ֑הśā·rāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH8283 Sarah
would nurseהֵינִ֥יקָהhê·nî·qāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singularH3243 suck
childrenבָנִ֖יםḇā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
Yetכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I have borne himיָלַ֥דְתִּיyā·laḏ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a sonבֵ֖ןḇênNoun - masculine singularH1121 son
in his old ageלִזְקֻנָֽיו׃liz·qu·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH2208 old age

Genesis 21:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhay·ye·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
grewוַיִּגְדַּ֥לway·yiḡ·dalConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1431 grow up, become great
and was weanedוַיִּגָּמַ֑לway·yig·gā·malConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to
and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
heldוַיַּ֤עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
a greatגָד֔וֹלḡā·ḏō·wlAdjective - masculine singularH1419 great
feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmiš·tehNoun - masculine singularH4960 feast
on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yiṣ·ḥāqNoun - proper - masculine singularH3327 Isaac
was weanedהִגָּמֵ֥לhig·gā·mêlVerb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to

Cross-references

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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

Genesis 21:8 1 Samuel 1:22 · Hosea 1:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.