Genesis
Genesis 21:7
7She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”
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| 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
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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.