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AbrahamאַבְרָהָםcircumcisedוַיָּמָלIsaacאֶת יִצְחָקhis sonבְּנוֹwhen he was eightבֶּן שְׁמֹנַתdays old,יָמִיםasכַּאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhad commandedצִוָּהhim.אֹתוֹ
Genesis 21:4
Study it in the app“Abraham circumcised Isaac his son when he was eight days old, as Elohim had commanded him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 21:4, word by word
- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- circumcisedיָּמָלyamal
circumcise
To circumcise, also the heart.
Where else “yamal” appears- Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears- his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- when he was eightשְׁמֹנַתshemonat
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemonat” appears- days oldיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears
The context
3Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
4 · This verse (above)
5Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.
To study Genesis 21 in a group
1. What it says
What happened when Isaac was born, and what did Sarah say (vv. 1-7)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Elohim’s care that he heard the voice of the boy in the wilderness (vv. 17-19)?
3. How I live it
Whom that seems to be pushed aside can you give time and attention today?