Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”Genesis 18:14
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֲיִפָּלֵ֥א מֵיְהוָ֖ה דָּבָ֑ר לַמּוֹעֵ֞ד אָשׁ֥וּב אֵלֶ֛יךָ כָּעֵ֥ת חַיָּ֖ה וּלְשָׂרָ֥ה בֵֽן׃
- הֲיִפָּלֵ֥אha.yi.pa.Le'“¿ is it [too] difficult”Particle, interrogative + Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּלָא · “to wonder” · Strong's H6381
- מֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.weh“for Yahweh”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- דָּבָ֑רda.Var“anything”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
- לַמּוֹעֵ֞דla.mo.'Ed“to the appointed time”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מוֹעֵד · “time appointed” · Strong's H4150G
- אָשׁ֥וּב'a.Shuv“I will return”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- אֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.kha“to you”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- כָּעֵ֥תka.'Et“about the time”Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- חַיָּ֖הchai.Yah“living”Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
- וּלְשָׂרָ֥הu.le.sa.Rah“and [will belong] to Sarah”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a woman · from שָׂרָה · “Sarah” · Strong's H8283
- בֵֽן׃Ven“a son”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)