| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 17:17:1 ⧉וַיִּפֹּ֧לvayippol{And He} fell Genesis 17:17:2 ⧉אַבְרָהָ֛םavrahamAbraham Genesis 17:17:3 ⧉עַל־פָּנָ֖יוalpanavon his face Genesis 17:17:4 ⧉וַיִּצְחָ֑קvayitskhak{And} he laughed Genesis 17:17:5 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomer{And} he said Genesis 17:17:6 ⧉בְּלִבּ֗וֹbelibboin his heart Genesis 17:17:7 ⧉הַלְּבֶ֤ןhallevento a man of Genesis 17:17:8 ⧉מֵאָֽה־שָׁנָה֙meashanaa hundred years Genesis 17:17:9 ⧉יִוָּלֵ֔דyivaledwill be born Genesis 17:17:10 ⧉וְאִ֨ם־שָׂרָ֔הveimsaraand if Sarah Genesis 17:17:11 ⧉הֲבַת־תִּשְׁעִ֥יםhavattishima woman of Genesis 17:17:12 ⧉שָׁנָ֖הshananinety years Genesis 17:17:13 ⧉תֵּלֵֽד׃teledwill bear |
| 17. Formal Translation Abraham fell facedown and laughed, saying in his heart, “Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And can Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?” |
| 17. Dynamic Translation Abraham fell facedown and laughed. He thought to himself, “Can a man who is a hundred years old have a son? Can Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?” |