Genesis 21:7
She 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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ASV
And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.
KJV
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.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | va.To.mer | and she said | H559 → |
| מִ֤י | mi | who? | H4310 → |
| מִלֵּל֙ | mi.Lel | has he said | H4448 → |
| לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם | le.'av.ra.Ham | to Abraham | H85 → |
| הֵינִ֥יקָה | hei.Ni.kah | she has suckled | H3243 → |
| בָנִ֖ים | va.Nim | children | H1121 → |
| שָׂרָ֑ה | sa.Rah | Sarah | H8283 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| יָלַ֥דְתִּי | ya.Lad.ti | I have borne | H3205 → |
| בֵ֖ן | ven | a son | H1121 → |
| לִזְקֻנָֽיו׃ | liz.ku.Nav | of old age<s> his | H2208 → |
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