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Genesis 21:8

וַ יִּגְדַּל הַ יֶּלֶד וַ יִּגָּמַל וַ יַּעַשׂ אַבְרָהָם מִשְׁתֶּה גָדֹול בְּ יֹום הִגָּמֵל אֶת יִצְחָק

And the Born-one is growing-great, and he is being weaned,720 and Father-of-Tumult is making a great drink721 in the hot-one of being weaned,722 אֶת-He-Laughs.


722

Nifal infinitive of to ripen is used here. Meaning is unconnected to any specific subject in the verse. Considering the presence of a mark of accusative (אֶת-) to Isaac, it seems as if the author is saying Isaac is being made a drink. The Born-one (masc. sing.) as we see later is attributed to Ishmael.