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And Hagar gave birth to a child, the son of Abram, to whom Abram gave the name of Ishmael.

לְאַבְרָ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”

Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.

לְאַבְרָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,

לְפָנַ֖י (לְ) le. “<to>”

And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.

לְאַ֖ב (לְ) le. “<into>”

I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.

לְגוֹיִ֑ם (לְ) le. “into”

And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

לְדֹרֹתָ֖ם (לְ) le. “for”לִבְרִ֣ית (לִ) li “to”לִהְי֤וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים (לֵֽ) le. “<into>”וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖ (לְ) le. “for”

And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.

לְ֠ךָ (לְ֠) Le. “to”וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨ (לְ) le. “to”לַאֲחֻזַּ֖ת (לַ) la. “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for <the>”לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (לֵ) le. “<into>”

And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.

לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And this is the agreement which you are to keep with me, you and your seed after you: every male among you is to undergo circumcision.

לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “of”

In the flesh of your private parts you are to undergo it, as a mark of the agreement between me and you.

לְא֣וֹת (לְ) le. “<into>”

Every male among you, from one generation to another, is to undergo circumcision when he is eight days old, with every servant whose birth takes place in your house, or for whom you gave money to someone of another country, and not of your seed.

לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “of”לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (לְ) le. “for”

He who comes to birth in your house and he who is made yours for a price, all are to undergo circumcision; so that my agreement may be marked in your flesh, an agreement for all time.

לִבְרִ֥ית (לִ) li “to”

And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לְגוֹיִ֔ם (לְ) le. “<into>”

Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?

הַלְּבֶ֤ן (לְּ) le. “to”

And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!

לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לִבְרִ֥ית (לִ) li “to”לְזַרְע֥וֹ (לְ) le. “for”

As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.

וּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אל (לְ) le. “to”לְג֥וֹי (לְ) le. “into”

But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.

לְךָ֤ (לְ) le. “to <the>”לַמּוֹעֵ֣ד (לַ) la. “to the”

And having said these words, God went up from Abraham.

לְדַבֵּ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”

And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;

לִקְרָאתָם֙ (לִ) li “to”

And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready;

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And he took butter and milk and the young ox which he had made ready and put it before them, waiting by them under the tree while they took food.

לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם (לִ) li “<to>”

And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.

לְשָׂרָ֣ה (לְ) le. “[will belong] to”

Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.

לִהְי֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְשָׂרָ֔ה (לְ) le. “to”