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They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,אֵׄלָׄיׄוׄ“Whereאַיֵּהis Sarahשָׂרָהyour wife?”אִשְׁתֶּךָHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהin the tent.”בָאֹהֶל
Genesis 18:9
Study it in the app“They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He said, “Look, in the tent.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 18:9, word by word
- They saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- is Sarahשָׂרָהsara
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appears- your wifeאִשְׁתֶּishte
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “ishte” appears- in the tentאֹהֶלohel
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohel” appears
The context
8He took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
9 · This verse (above)
10Then he said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and look, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, and it was behind him.
To study Genesis 18 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham do when he saw the three men, and what did they announce about Sarah (vv. 2-10)?
2. What it means
What does the question “Is anything too difficult for YHWH?” teach (v. 14)?
3. How I live it
Whom can you welcome this week to your home or table with Abraham’s generosity?