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Genesis 21:9

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

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וַתֵּ֨רֶאvatereand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…שָׂרָ֜הsarahSarahשָׂרָהnoun, proper name — “Sarah”H8283Sarah, Abraham's wifeSarah.אֶֽתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a 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.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […הָגָ֧רhagarHagarהָגָרnoun, proper name — “Hagar”H1904Hagar, the mother of IshmaelHagar.הַמִּצְרִ֛יתhamitsritthe of Egyptמִצְרִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “the of Egypt”, the ordinary formH4713a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of MitsrajimEgyptian, of Egypt.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יָלְדָ֥הyaledahbearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…לְאַבְרָהָ֖םleavrahamto Abrahamאַבְרָהָםpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.מְצַחֵֽקmetsacheqlaughצָחַקverb, piel, participle, absolute — “laugh”, a verb used as a describing wordH6711to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sportlaugh, mock, play, make sport.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, making sport.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Sarah seeth the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she hath borne to Abraham, mocking,

World English Bible

Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

Darby Translation

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

Douay-Rheims

And when Sara had seen the son of Agar the Egyptian playing with Isaac her son, she said to Abraham:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, making sport.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Sarrha having seen the son of Agar the Egyptian who was born to Abraam, sporting with Isaac her son,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοῦσα δὲ Σάῥῥα τὸν υἱὸν Ἄγαρ τῆς Αἰγυπτίας, ὃς ἐγένετο τῷ Ἁβραὰμ, παίζοντα μετὰ Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτῆς,