KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 21:5 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Abraham” | וְאַבְרָהָ֖ם | Abraham, the later name of Abram | Abraham |
| “was an hundred” | מְאַ֣ת | A hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction | hundred |
| “years” | שָׁנָ֑ה | A year (as a revolution of time) | years |
| “old,” | בֶּן | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | old |
| “when” | אֵ֖ת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | when |
| “his son” | בְּנֽוֹ׃ | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | son |
| “Isaac” | יִצְחָ֥ק | Jitschak (or Isaac), son of Abraham | Isaac |
| “was born” | בְּהִוָּ֣לֶד | To bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage | born |
| “unto him.” | בְּהִוָּ֣לֶד | To bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage | unto him |
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3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
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