Genesis 21:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.”

Genesis 21:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 21:111 words

וַיהוָהwayhwāhAnd LORD

פָּקַדpāqadVisit

אֶתʾet—

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

אָמָרʾāmārSay

וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

לְשָׂרָהləśārāhTo Sarah

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

דִּבֵּרdibērArrange

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיהוָהwayhwāhAnd LORD

פָּקַדpāqadVisit

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

אָמָרʾāmārSay

וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

לְשָׂרָהləśārāhTo Sarah

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

דִּבֵּרdibērArrange

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