| 1And the Lord remembered Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did to Sarah as He had spoken. |
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אוַֽיהֹוָ֛ה פָּקַ֥ד אֶת־שָׂרָ֖ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמָ֑ר וַיַּ֧עַשׂ יְהֹוָ֛ה לְשָׂרָ֖ה כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽר: |
| And the Lord remembered Sarah, etc. (B.K 92a) This section was placed next to [the preceding section] to teach you that whoever begs for mercy for his friend, when he needs the same thing, he is answered first, for it is said (verse 17) “And Abraham prayed, etc.,” and immediately following it, “And the Lord remembered Sarah,” i.e., He had already remembered her before He healed Abimelech. — |
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וה' פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה וגו'
סָמַך פָּרָשָׁה זוֹ לְלַמֶּדְךָ, שֶׁכָּל הַמְבַקֵּשׁ רַחֲמִים עַל חֲבֵרוֹ וְהוּא צָרִיךְ לְאוֹתוֹ דָבָר, הוּא נַעֲנֶה תְחִלָּה (בבא קמא צ"ב), שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל וְגוֹ', וּסְמִיךְ לֵיהּ וה' פָּקַד אֶת שָׂרָה, שֶׁפְּקָדָהּ כְּבָר קֹדֶם שֶׁרִפֵּא אֶת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ:
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| remembered Sarah as He had said Concerning [the promise of] conception. — |
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פָּקַד אֶת־שָׂרָה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר אָמָר
בְּהֵרָיוֹן:
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| as He had spoken Concerning [the promise of] birth. Now where is [the expression] “saying” and where is [the expression] “speaking” ? “Saying” (אִמִירה) is mentioned (above 17:19): “And God said (וַיֹאמֶר): Indeed, your wife Sarah, etc…” “Speaking” (דִבוּר) [is mentioned] (above 15:1): “The word of (דְבַר) the Lord came to Abram,” in the Covenant Between the Parts, where it is stated (ibid. 4): “This one [Eliezer] will not inherit you, etc.” and He brought forth the heir from Sarah. |
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כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּֽר
בְּלֵדָה. וְהֵיכָן הִיא אֲמִירָה, וְהֵיכָן הוּא דִּבּוּר? אֲמִירָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֲבָל שָׂרָה אִשְׁתְּךָ וְגוֹ '(בראשית י"ז), דִּבּוּר הָיָה דְבַר ה' אֶל אַבְרָם בִּבְרִית בֵּין הַבְּתָרִים, וְשָׁם נֶאֱמַר לֹא יִירָשְׁךָ זֶה וְגוֹ' (שם ט"ו), וְהֵבִיא הַיּוֹרֵשׁ מִשָּׂרָה:
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| and the Lord did to Sarah as He had spoken to Abraham. |
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וַיַּעַשׂ ה' לְשָׂרָה כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּֽר
לְאַבְרָהָם:
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| 2And Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the time of which God had spoken to him. |
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בוַתַּ֩הַר֩ וַתֵּ֨לֶד שָׂרָ֧ה לְאַבְרָהָ֛ם בֵּ֖ן לִזְקֻנָ֑יו לַמּוֹעֵ֕ד אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֹת֖וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים: |
| at the time of which [He] had spoken Rabbi Yudan and Rabbi Chama dispute. Rabbi Yudan says: This teaches us that he was born after nine months, so that it should not be said that he was [conceived] in Abimelech’s household, and Rabbi Chama says: After seven months. — [from Gen. Rabbah 53:6] |
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למועד אשר דבר אתו
רַבִּי יוּדָן וְרַבִּי חָמָא. רַבִּי יוּדָן אוֹמֵר: מְלַמֵד שֶׁנוֹלַד לְט' חָדָשִׁים, שֶׁלֹא יֹאמְרוּ: מִבֵּיתוֹ שֶׁל אַבִימֶלֶךְ הוּא, רַבִּי חָמָא אוֹמֵר: לְז' חָדָשִׁים:
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| at the time of which God had spoken Heb. אֹתוֹ. [Onkelos and Jonathan render:] דְמַלֵיל יָתֵי, i.e., the time that He had spoken and fixed, when he [the angel] said to him (18:14): “At the appointed time, I will return to you.” He made a scratch on the wall, and said to him,“ When the sun reaches this scratch next year, she will give birth.” - [from Tan. Buber, Vayera 36] |
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לַמּוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֹתוֹ
דִּי מַלִּיל יָתֵהּ, אֶת הַמּוֹעֵד דִּבֵּר וְקָבַע כְּשֶׁאָמַר לוֹ לַמּוֹעֵד אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ (שם י"ח), שָׂרַט לוֹ שְׂרִיטָה בַּכֹּתֶל, אָמַר לוֹ כְּשֶׁתַּגִּיעַ חַמָּה לִשְׂרִיטָה זוֹ בַּשָּׁנָה הָאַחֶרֶת, תֵּלֵד:
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| in his old age לִזְקֻנָיו means that his [Isaac’s] facial features were like his. — [from Gen. Rabbah 53:6] |
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לזקוניו
שהיה זיו אקונין שלו דומה לו:
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| 3And Abraham named his son who had been born to him, whom Sarah had borne to him, Isaac. |
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גוַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־שֶׁם־בְּנ֧וֹ הַנּֽוֹלַד־ל֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר־יָֽלְדָה־לּ֥וֹ שָׂרָ֖ה יִצְחָֽק: |
| 4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. |
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דוַיָּ֤מָל אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ בֶּן־שְׁמֹנַ֖ת יָמִ֑ים כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים: |
