ויאמר אלהים אל אברהם שרי אשתך לא תקרא את שמה שרי כי שרה שמה׃
Gen 17:15 [Samaritan]
ויאמר אלהים אל אברהם שרי אשתך לא תקרא את שמה שרי כי שרה שמה׃
Gen 17:15 [Masoretic]
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אַבְרָהָם שָׂרַי אִשְׁתְּךָ לֹא־תִקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמָהּ שָׂרָי כִּי שָׂרָה שְׁמָֽהּ׃
Gen 17:15 [Targum Onkelos]
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְאַבְרָהָם שָׂרַי אִיתְּתָךְ לָא תִיקְרֵי יַת שְׁמַהּ שָׂרָי אֲרֵי שָׂרָה שְׁמַהּ׃
Gen 17:15 [Peshitta]
ܘܐܡܼܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܒܪܗܡ܂ ܣܪܝ ܐܢܬܬܟ ܠܐ ܬܩܪܐ ܫܡܗܿ ܣܪܝ܂ ܡܛܠ ܕܣܪܐ ܫܡܗܿ܂
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֔ם שָׂרַ֣י אִשְׁתְּךָ֔ לֹא־תִקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמָ֖הּ שָׂרָ֑י כִּ֥י שָׂרָ֖ה שְׁמָֽהּ׃
And God said to Avraham, “Sarai, your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sara shall be her name.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Refers to God speaking to Avraham.
- אֱלֹהִים֙ (Elohim) – Root: אלה (elah); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “God”; Notes: Subject of the speech.
- אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֔ם (el-Avraham) – Root: אברהם (Avraham); Form: Preposition with proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “to Avraham”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of God’s words.
- שָׂרַ֣י (Sarai) – Root: שׂרי (Sarai); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Sarai”; Notes: Refers to Avraham’s wife.
- אִשְׁתְּךָ֔ (ishtekha) – Root: אִשָּׁה (ishah); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “your wife”; Notes: Identifies Sarai as Avraham’s wife.
- לֹא־תִקְרָ֥א (lo-tikra) – Root: קרא (kara); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2ms; Translation: “you shall not call”; Notes: Command directed to Avraham.
- אֶת־שְׁמָ֖הּ (et-shemah) – Root: שֵׁם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 3fs suffix; Translation: “her name”; Notes: Specifies the name to be changed.
- שָׂרָ֑י (Sarai) – Root: שׂרי (Sarai); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Sarai”; Notes: The current name of Avraham’s wife.
- כִּ֥י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “but”; Notes: Indicates contrast or explanation.
- שָׂרָ֖ה (Sarah) – Root: שׂרה (Sarah); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Sarah”; Notes: The new name given to Sarai.
- שְׁמָֽהּ (shemah) – Root: שֵׁם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 3fs suffix; Translation: “her name”; Notes: Refers to Sarah’s new identity.