| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the subject ve’avraham {וְאַבְרָהָ֖ם | wə-ʾaḇ-rā-hām} followed by the predicative age expression ben-me’at shanah {בֶּן־מְאַ֣ת שָׁנָ֑ה | ben-mə-ʾaṯ šā-nāh}, literally “son of a hundred year,” which in English requires “was one hundred years old.” The temporal clause uses the Niphal infinitive construct behiwaled {בְּהִוָּ֣לֶד | bə-hiw-wā-leḏ} “in being born” with the dative lo {ל֔וֹ | lō} “to him,” yielding “when there was born to him.” The particle et {אֵ֖ת | ʾēt} marks yitschak {יִצְחָ֥ק | yiṣ-ḥāq} as the direct object, with beno {בְּנֽוֹ | bə-nô} reinforcing “his son.” The phrase serves as a temporal clause highlighting Abraham’s advanced age at Isaac’s birth. |