Genesis 21:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.”
Genesis 21:7 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 21:711 words
וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say
מִיmîWho?
מִלֵּלmilēlSpeak
לְאַבְרָהָםləʾavərāhāmTo Abraham
הֵינִיקָהhênîqāhSuck
בָנִיםvānîmSon
שָׂרָהśārāhSarah
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
יָלַדְתִּיyāladətîBear young
בֵןvēnSon
לִזְקֻנָיוlizəqunāywTo old age
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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