Genesis 25:12
This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
BSB
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ASV
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
KJV
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֛לֶּה | ve.'E.leh | and these | H428 → |
| תֹּלְדֹ֥ת | to.le.Dot | [are] [the] accounts of | H8435 → |
| יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל | yish.ma.'El | Ishmael | H3458 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| אַבְרָהָ֑ם | 'av.ra.Ham | Abraham | H85 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | whom | H834 → |
| יָלְדָ֜ה | yal.Dah | she bore | H3205 → |
| הָגָ֧ר | ha.Gar | Hagar | H1904 → |
| הַמִּצְרִ֛ית | ha.mitz.Rit | the Egyptian | H4713 → |
| שִׁפְחַ֥ת | shif.Chat | [the] maidservant of | H8198 → |
| שָׂרָ֖ה | sa.Rah | Sarah | H8283 → |
| לְאַבְרָהָֽם׃ | le.'av.ra.Ham | to Abraham | H85 → |
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