ותכחש שרה לאמר לא צחקתי כי יראה ויאמר לא כי צחקת׃
Gen 18:15 [Samaritan]
ותכחש שרה לאמר לא צחקתי כי יראה ויאמר לה כי צחקתי׃
Gen 18:15 [Masoretic]
וַתְּכַחֵשׁ שָׂרָה ׀ לֵאמֹר לֹא צָחַקְתִּי כִּי ׀ יָרֵאָה וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לֹא כִּי צָחָֽקְתְּ׃
Gen 18:15 [Targum Onkelos]
וְכַדֵּיבַת שָׂרָה לְמֵימַר לָא חַיֵיכִית אֲרֵי דְחֵילִית וְאָמַר לָא בְּרַם חַיֵּיכְתְּ׃
Gen 18:15 [Peshitta]
ܘܟܦܼܪܬ ܣܪܐ ܘܐܡܼܪܬ܂ ܠܐ ܓܚܿܟܬ܂ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚܼܠܬ܂ ܘܐܡܼܪ܂ ܠܐ ܒܪܡ ܓܚܼܟܬܝ.
וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ שָׂרָ֧ה לֵאמֹ֛ר לֹ֥א צָחַ֖קְתִּי כִּ֣י יָרֵ֑אָה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לֹ֖א כִּ֥י צָחָֽקְתְּ׃
And Sara denied, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. But He said, “No, for you did laugh.”
Morphology
- וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ (vatekhaches) – Root: כחשׁ (kḥsh); Form: Verb, Piel, Consecutive Imperfect, 3fs; Translation: “And she denied”; Notes: Expresses Sarah’s denial of her action.
- שָׂרָ֧ה (Sarah) – Root: שָׂרָה (Sarah); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Sarah”; Notes: Refers to Abraham’s wife.
- לֵאמֹ֛ר (le’emor) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Infinitive Construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces Sarah’s direct speech.
- לֹ֥א (lo) – Form: Particle of negation; Translation: “not”; Notes: Denies the subsequent verb.
- צָחַ֖קְתִּי (tzakhakti) – Root: צחק (tzḥq); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 1cs; Translation: “I laughed”; Notes: Refers to Sarah’s reaction upon hearing the news.
- כִּ֣י (ki) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Provides the reason for Sarah’s denial.
- יָרֵ֑אָה (yare’ah) – Root: ירא (yra); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3fs; Translation: “she was afraid”; Notes: Explains Sarah’s emotional state.
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾmr); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “But He said”; Notes: Indicates the speaker’s response to Sarah.
- לֹ֖א (lo) – Form: Particle of negation; Translation: “No”; Notes: Contradicts Sarah’s denial.
- כִּ֥י (ki) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Emphasizes the certainty of the statement.
- צָחָֽקְתְּ (tzakhakt) – Root: צחק (tzḥq); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2fs; Translation: “you did laugh”; Notes: Reaffirms Sarah’s initial reaction.
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