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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. (KJV)

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וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merand she said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 21:7 word 1

מִ֤יmiwho?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:65 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Genesis 21:7 word 2

מִלֵּל֙mi.Lelhas he said

Lemma: מָלַל (ma.lal) · Strong's: H4448A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to speak

Used 4 times. Also: Job 8:2, Job 33:3, Psalms 106:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4448A; TAHOT Genesis 21:7 word 3

לְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'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 21:7 word 4

הֵינִ֥יקָהhei.Ni.kahshe has suckled

Lemma: יָנַק (ya.naq) · Strong's: H3243H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhp3fs)

Meaning: to suckle

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 32:15, Exodus 2:7, Exodus 2:9, Deuteronomy 32:13, 1 Samuel 1:23, 1 Kings 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3243H; TAHOT Genesis 21:7 word 5

בָנִ֖יםva.Nimchildren

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 21:7 word 6

שָׂרָ֑הsa.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 21:7 word 7

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 21:7 word 8

יָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiI have borne

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

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 21:7 word 9

בֵ֖ןvena 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 21:7 word 10

לִזְקֻנָֽיו\׃liz.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 21:2, Genesis 37:3, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2208; TAHOT Genesis 21:7 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

She added	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Who	→	מִי H4310 who?
would have told	→	מָלַל H4448A to speak
Abraham	→	אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham
that Sarah	→	שָׂרָה H8283 Sarah
would nurse	→	יָנַק H3243H to suckle
children	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
Yet	→	כִּי H3588A for
I have borne him	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
a son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
in his old age	→	זְקֻנִים H2208 extreme age

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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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