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For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. (KJV)
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וַתַּהַר֩va.ta.Harand she conceived
Lemma: הָרָה (ha.rah) · Strong's: H2029
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to conceive
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 19:36, Genesis 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2029; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 1
וַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledand she bore
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 2
שָׂרָ֧הsa.RahSarah
Lemma: שָׂרָה (sa.rah) · Strong's: H8283
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Sarah
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8283; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 3
לְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.Hamto Abraham
Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abraham
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 4
בֵּ֖ןbena son
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 5
לִזְקֻנָ֑יוliz.ku.Navof old age<s> his
Lemma: זְקֻנִים (za.qun) · Strong's: H2208
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: extreme age
Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 21:7, Genesis 37:3, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2208; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 6
לַמּוֹעֵ֕דla.mo.'Edto the appointed time
Lemma: מוֹעֵד (mo.ed) · Strong's: H4150G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: meeting: time appointed
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 18:14, Exodus 9:5, Exodus 13:10, Exodus 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4150G; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 7
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 8
דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe had spoken
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 9
אֹת֖וֹ'o.Towith <the> him
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 10
אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 21:2 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Sarah | → | שָׂרָה H8283 Sarah |
| conceived | → | הָרָה H2029 to conceive |
| and bore | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| a son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| to Abraham | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| in his old age | → | זְקֻנִים H2208 extreme age |
| at the very time | → | מוֹעֵד H4150G meeting: time appointed |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| had promised | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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