Chumashחומש

וירא אליו. לְבַקֵּר אֶת הַחוֹלֶה. אָמַר רַבִּי חָמָא בַּר חֲנִינָא, יוֹם שְׁלִישִׁי לְמִילָתוֹ הָיָה, וּבָא הַקָּבָּ"ה וְשָׁאַל בִּשְׁלוֹמוֹ (בבא מציעא פ"ו):

וירא אליו AND THE LORD APPEARED UNTO HIM to visit the sick man. R. Hama the son of Hanina said: it was the third day after his circumcision and the Holy One, blessed be He, came and enquired after the state of his health (Bava Metzia 86b)

באלוני ממרא. הוּא שֶׁנָּתַן לוֹ עֵצָה עַל הַמִּילָה, לְפִיכָךְ נִגְלָה עָלָיו בְּחֶלְקוֹ (בראשית רבה):

באלוני ממרא BY THE TEREBINTHS OF MAMRÉ — It was he (Mamre) who advised him (Abraham) regarding the circumcision and therefore He revealed himself to him in his (Mamre’s) territory (Genesis Rabbah 42:8).

יושב. ישב כְּתִיב, בִּקֵּשׁ לַעֲמֹד, אָמַר לוֹ הַקָּבָּ"ה שֵׁב וַאֲנִי אֶעֱמֹד, וְאַתָּה סִימָן לְבָנֶיךָ שֶׁעָתִיד אֲנִי לְהִתְיַצֵּב בַּעֲדַת הַדַּיָּנִים וְהֵן יוֹשְׁבִין, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אֱלֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת אֵל (תהילים פ"ב) (בראשית רבה):

literally, יֹשֵׁב WAS SITTING — The word is written ישב (without the ו) and therefore may be translated “he sat”: He wished to rise, but the Holy One, blessed be He, said to him, Sit and I will stand. You shall form an example to your descendants — that I, in time to come, will stand in the assembly of the judges while they will sit, as it is said, (Psalms 82:1) “God standeth in the assembly of the judges” (Genesis Rabbah 48:7)

פתח האהל. לִרְאוֹת אִם יֵשׁ עוֹבֵר וָשָׁב וְיַכְנִיסֵם בְּבֵיתוֹ:

פתח האהל AT THE TENT-DOOR — that he might see whether anyone passed by, and invite him into the house

כחום היום. הוֹצִיא הַקָבָּ"ה חַמָּה מִנַּרְתִּיקָהּ, שֶׁלֹּא לְהַטְרִיחוֹ בְּאוֹרְחִים, וּלְפִי שֶׁרָאָהוּ מִצְטַעֵר שֶׁלֹּא הָיוּ אוֹרְחִים בָּאִים, הֵבִיא הַמַּלְאָכִים עָלָיו בִּדְמוּת אֲנָשִׁים (בבא מציעא שם):

כחום היום IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY — The Holy One, blessed be He, brought the sun out of its sheath that he might not be troubled by travellers, and when He perceived that he was grieved that no travellers came He brought to him angels in the form of men (Bava Metzia 86b).

והנה שלשה אנשים. אֶחָד לְבַשֵּׂר אֶת שָׂרָה וְאֶחָד לַהֲפֹךְ אֶת סְדוֹם וְאֶחָד לְרַפְּאוֹת אֶת אַבְרָהָם, שֶׁאֵין מַלְאָךְ אֶחָד עוֹשֶׂה שְׁתֵּי שְׁלִיחֻיּוֹת (בראשית רבה). תֵּדַע לְךָ, שֶׁכֵּן כָּל הַפָּרָשָׁה הוּא מַזְכִּירָן בִּלְשׁוֹן רַבִּים וַיֹּאכֵלוּ, וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו, וּבַבְּשׂוֹרָה נֶאֱמַר וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוֹב אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ, וּבַהֲפִיכַת סְדוֹם הוּא אוֹמֵר כִּי לֹא אוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת דָּבָר לְבִלְתִּי הָפְכִּי, וּרְפָאֵל שֶׁרִפֵּא אֶת אַבְרָהָם הָלַךְ מִשָּׁם לְהַצִּיל אֶת לוֹט; הוּא שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וַיְהִי כְהוֹצִיאָם אֹתָם הַחוּצָה וַיֹּאמֶר הִמָּלֵט עַל נַפְשֶׁךָ, לָמַדְתָּ שֶׁהָאֶחָד הָיָה מַצִּיל (בראשית רבה):

והנה שלשה אנשים AND BEHOLD THREE MEN — one to announce to Sarah the birth of a son, one to overthrow Sodom, and one to cure Abraham, for one angel does not carry out two commissions (Genesis Rabbah 50:2). You may know that this is so because throughout this section it (Scripture) mentions them in the plural — “and they ate” (Genesis 18:8), “and they said unto him” (Genesis 18:9) — whilst in the case of the announcement it states, (Genesis 18:10) “And he said, I will certainly return unto thee”, and with regard to the overthrow of Sodom it says (Genesis 19:22) “For “I” cannot do anything” and (Genesis 19:21) “that “I” will not overthrow [the city]”. Raphael who healed Abraham went thence to rescue Lot; that explains what is stated (Genesis 19:17) “And it came to pass when they had brought them forth, that he said, Escape for thy life”, for you learn from this that only one of these acted as Deliverer

נצבים עליו. לְפָנָיו, אֲבָל לָשׁוֹן נְקִיָּה הוּא כְּלַפֵּי הַמַּלְאָכִים:

נצבים עליו STOOD BY, or OVER HIM — before him; only this is a more fitting expression to use of angels

וירא. מַהוּ וַיַּרְא וַיַּרְא שְׁתֵּי פְעָמִים? הָרִאשׁוֹן כְּמַשְׁמָעוֹ וְהַשֵּׁנִי לְשׁוֹן הֲבָנָה, נִסְתַּכֵּל שֶׁהָיוּ נִצָּבִים בְּמָקוֹם אֶחָד וְהֵבִין שֶׁלֹּא הָיוּ רוֹצִים לְהַטְרִיחוֹ, וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיּוֹדְעִים הָיוּ שֶׁיֵּצֵא לִקְרָאתָם עָמְדוּ בִמְקוֹמָם לְכְבוֹדוֹ, לְהַרְאוֹתוֹ שֶׁלֹּא רָצוּ לְהַטְרִיחוֹ, וְקָדַם הוּא וְרָץ לִקְרָאתָם, בְּבָבָא מְצִיעָא, כְתִיב נִצָּבִים עָלָיו, וּכְתִיב וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם? כַּד חַזְיוּהוּ דַּהֲוָה שָׁרֵי וְאָסַר פֵּרְשׁוּ הֵימֶנּוּ, מִיָּד וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם:

וירא AND HE SAW — What does the repetition of this word וירא imply? The first time it has its ordinary meaning (“he looked”), the second that of understanding: he saw that they were standing in one spot, and so understood that they had no desire to cause him any trouble. Although they knew that he would go to meet them they nevertheless remained where they were out of respect to him and to show him that they wished to spare him trouble; he, therefore, took the initiative and ran towards them. In the Treatise Bava Metzia 86b we have the following: It is written, “they were standing by him” and it is also written “He ran towards them” — how can these apparently contradictory statements be reconciled? But the explanation is, that at first they stood by him and when they perceived that he was loosening and re-binding his bandages, they retired from him; he therefore immediately ran towards them.

ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו'. לַגָּדוֹל שֶׁבָּהֶם אָמַר וּקְרָאָם כֻּלָּם אֲדוֹנִים וְלַגָּדוֹל אָמַר אַל נָא תַעֲבֹר, וְכֵיוָן שֶׁלֹּא יַעֲבֹר הוּא יַעַמְדוּ חֲבֵרָיו עִמּוֹ, וּבְלָשׁוֹן זֶה הוּא חֹל (שבועות ל"ה). דָּ"אַ קֹדֶשׁ הוּא, וְהָיָה אוֹמֵר לְהַקָּבָּ"ה לְהַמְתִּין לוֹ עַד שֶׁיָּרוּץ וְיַכְנִיס אֶת הָאוֹרְחִים וְאַעַ"פִּ שֶׁכָּתוּב אַחַר וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם, הָאֲמִירָה קֹדֶם לָכֵן הָיְתָה, וְדֶרֶךְ הַמִּקְרָאוֹת לְדַבֵּר כֵּן, כְּמוֹ שֶׁפֵּרַשְׁתִּי אֵצֶל לֹא יָדוֹן רוּחִי בָאָדָם, שֶׁנִּכְתַּב אַחַר וַיּוֹלֶד נֹחַ, וְאִי אֶפְשַׁר לוֹמַר אֶלָּא שֶׁהָיְתָה הַגְּזֵרָה קֹדֶם לַלֵּדָה כ' שָׁנָה, וּשְׁתֵּי הַלְּשׁוֹנוֹת בִּבְ"רַ:

'ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו AND HE SAID, MY LORD, IF NOW etc. — He addressed himself to the Chief of them; calling them all “lords”, (אדני may mean “my lords”), whilst to their Chief he said “Do not I pray thee pass away”, for he knew that if he would not pass by, his companions would certainly remain with him. In this explanation the word אדני has a “profane” sense (does not refer to God, being merely a term of address, “Sirs”) . Another explanation is that the word is “holy” (referring to God): he asked God to wait for him whilst he ran and invited the travellers. For although this is written after the words “and he ran to meet them”, yet the conversation took place beforehand. It, indeed, is the way of the Scriptures to speak in this manner as I have explained in my comment on “My spirit shall not strive” (Genesis 6:3) which is written after the passage. “And Noah begot” (Genesis 5:32) whereas it is impossible to say otherwise than that the decree of a respite of 120 years made in reference to this verse “My spirit shall not strive etc.” was twenty years before the birth of Noah’s sons.) Both these explanations of אדני are to be found in Genesis Rabbah 48:10 (see also Shevuot 35b).

יקח נא. עַל יְדֵי שָׁלִיחַ, וְהַקָּבָּ"ה שִׁלֵּם לְבָנָיו עַל יְדֵי שָׁלִיחַ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וַיָּרֶם מֹשֶׁה אֶת יָדוֹ וַיַּךְ אֶת הַסֶּלַע (במדבר כ'):

יקח נא LET BE FETCHED, I PRAY THEE — This implies bringing by a messenger: therefore did the Holy One, blessed be He, recompense his (Abraham’s) children by a messenger when they required water, as it is said, (Numbers 20:11) “And Moses lifted up his hand and smote the rock etc.” (Bava Metzia 86b)

ורחצו רגליכם. כַּסָּבוּר שֶׁהֵם עַרְבִיִּים שֶׁמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִים לַאֲבַק רַגְלֵיהֶם וִהִקְפִּיד שֶׁלֹא לְהַכְנִיס עֲ"זָ לְבֵיתוֹ; אֲבָל לוֹט שֶׁלֹּא הִקְפִּיד, הִקְדִּים לִינָה לִרְחִיצָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְלִינוּ וְרַחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיכֶם:

ורחצו רגליכם AND WASH YOUR FEET — He thought they were Arabians who worship the dust of their feet, and he was particular not to have the object of idolatrous worship brought into his house (Bava Metzia 86b). Lot, however, who was not particular about this, mentioned “lodging” (i.e. entering the house) before “washing” the feet, as it is said (Genesis 19:2) “[And he said to the angels] tarry here all night and wash your feet.”

תחת העץ. תַּחַת הָאִילָן:

תחת העץ UNDER THE TREE — beneath the terebinth (Genesis Rabbah 48:11).

וסעדו לבכם. בַּתּוֹרָה, בַנְּבִיאִים וּבַכְּתוּבִים מָצִינוּ דְּפִתָּא סַעֲדָתָא דְלִבָּא. בַּתּוֹרָה וְסַעֲדוּ לִבְּכֶם, בַּנְּבִיאִים סְעָד לִבְּךָ פַּת לֶחֶם (שופטים י"ט), בַּכְּתוּבִים וְלֶחֶם לְבַב אֱנוֹשׁ יִסְעָד (תהל' ק"ד). אָמַר רַבִּי חָמָא, לְבַבְכֶם אֵין כְּתִיב כָּאן אֶלָּא לִבְּכֶם, מַגִּיד שֶׁאֵין יֵצֶר הָרַע שׁוֹלֵט בַּמַּלְאָכִים (בראשית רבה):

וסעדו לבכם AND SUSTAIN YOUR HEARTS — In the Torah, the Prophets and the Hagiographa we find that bread is the sustenance of the heart. In the Torah. “[And I will fetch a morsel of bread] and sustain your heart.” In the Prophets: “Stay thy heart with a morsel of bread” (Judges 19:5). In the Hagiographa: “And bread that sustaineth man’s heart” (Psalms 104:15). R. Hama said: Here is not written לבבכם but לבכם thus teaching that the evil inclination has no power over angels (Genesis Rabbah 48:11)

אחר תעבורו. אַחַר כֵּן תֵּלְכוּ:

אחר תעבורו means after that, you may go away.

כי על כן עברתם. כִּי הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲנִי מְבַקֵּשׁ מִכֶּם מֵאַחַר שֶׁעֲבַרְתֶּם עָלַי לִכְבוֹדִי:

כי על כן עברתם FORASMUCH AS YE HAVE PASSED —For (כי) I ask you this thing because that (על כן) you have honoured me by calling at my place. כי] על כן] has the same meaning as על אשר “because that”. So, too, is the meaning wherever כי על כן occurs in Scripture, e. g., (Genesis 19:9) “For (כי) I ask you this because that (על כן) they have come under the shadow of my roof”; (Genesis 33:10)

כי על כן. כְּמוֹ עַל אֲשֶׁר, וְכֵן כָּל כִּי עַל כֵּן שֶׁבַּמִּקְרָא, כִּי עַל כֵּן בָּאוּ בְּצֵל קֹרָתִי (בראשית י"ט), כִּי עַל כֵּן רָאִיתִי פָנֶיךָ (בראשית ל״ג:י׳), כִּי עַל כֵּן לֹא נְתַתִּיהָ (שם ל"ח), כִּי עַל כֵּן יָדַעְתָּ חֲנֹתֵנוּ (במדבר י'):

“For (כי) you ought to do this because that (על כן) I have seen thy face”; (Genesis 38:26) “for (כי) she has done right because that (על כן) I gave her not”; (Numbers 10:31) “for (כי) thou ought to accompany us because that (על כן) thou knowest how we are to encamp”.

קמח סלת. סֹלֶת לְעֻגוֹת, קֶמַח לַעֲמִילָן שֶׁל טַבָּחִים, לְכַסּוֹת אֶת הַקְּדֵרָה לִשְׁאֹב אֶת הַזֻּהֲמָא:

קמח סלת MEAL, FINE FLOUR — The fine flour (סלת) for the cakes, the meal (קמח) for the dough used by cooks to place over the pot to absorb the scum (Bava Metzia 86b).

בן בקר רך וטוב. ג' פָּרִים הָיוּ, כְדֵי לְהַאֲכִילָן ג' לְשׁוֹנוֹת בְּחַרְדָּל (בבא מציעא פ"ז):

בן בקר רך וטוב A CALF, TENDER AND GOOD — There were three calves so that he might give them to eat three tongues together with mustard condiment (Bava Metzia 86b).

אל הנער. זֶה יִשְׁמָעֵאל, לְחַנְּכוֹ בְּמִצְוֹת (בראשית רבה):

אל הנער TO THE YOUNG MAN — This was Ishmael whom he bade to do this in order to train him to the performance of religious duties (in this case the duty of hospitality) (Genesis Rabbah 48:13).

ויקח חמאה וגו'. וְלֶחֶם לֹא הֵבִיא, לְפִי שֶׁפֵּרְסָה שָׂרָה נִדָּה, שֶׁחָזַר לָהּ אֹרַח כַּנָּשִׁים אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם, וְנִטְמֵאת הָעִסָּה (בבא מציעא שם):

ויקח חמאה וגו AND HE TOOK חמאה, ETC. — but he did not bring bread, on account of Sarah becoming mentstruant; as the 'way of women' returned to her that day, and the dough became impure (Bava Metzia 87a).

חמאה. שֻׁמַּן הֶחָלָב שֶׁקּוֹלְטִין מֵעַל פָּנָיו:

חמאה is the fatty part of milk which is skimmed off its surface.

ובן הבקר אשר עשה. אֲשֶׁר תִּקֵּן; קַמָּא קַמָּא שֶׁתִּקֵן אַמְטִי וְאַיְיתִי קָמַיְהוּ:

ובן הבקר אשר עשה literally, AND THE CALF WHICH HE HAD MADE — i.e. prepared. Whatever was ready first he brought and placed before them.

ויאכלו. נִרְאוּ כְמִי שֶׁאָכְלוּ, מִכָּאן שֶׁלֹּא יְשַׁנֶּה אָדָם מִן הַמִּנְהָג (בבא מציעא שם):

ויאכלו AND THEY DID EAT—They appeared to be eating: from this we may learn that a man should not act differently from the prevalent custom (Bava Metzia 86b).

ויאמרו אליו. נָקוּד עַל אי"ו שֶׁבְּאֵלָיו, וְתַנְיָא רַ"שִׁ בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר כָּל מָקוֹם שֶׁכְּתָב רַבֶּה עַל הַנְּקֻדָּה, אַתָּה דוֹרֵשׁ הַכְּתָב; וְכָאן הַנְּקֻדָּה רַבָּה עַל הַכְּתָב אַתָּה דּוֹרֵשׁ הַנְּקֻדָּה, שֶׁאַף לְשָׂרָה שָׁאֲלוּ אַיּוֹ אַבְרָהָם, לָמַדְנוּ שֶׁיִּשְׁאַל אָדָם בְּאַכְסַנְיָא שֶׁלּוֹ לָאִישׁ עַל הָאִשָּׁה וְלָאִשָּׁה עַל הָאִישׁ. בְּבָבָא מְצִיעָא אוֹמְרִים יוֹדְעִים הָיוּ מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁרֵת שָׂרָה אִמֵּנוּ הֵיכָן הָיְתָה, אֶלָּא לְהוֹדִיעַ שֶׁצְּנוּעָה הָיְתָה, כְּדֵי לְחַבְּבָהּ עַל בַּעֲלָה. אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר חֲנִינָא, כְּדֵי לְשַׁגֵּר לָהּ כּוֹס שֶׁל בְּרָכָה:

ויאמרו אליו AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM — The letters 'א' י' ו of the word אליו have dots over them (thus distinguishing these letters which form the word meaning “where is he”?). R. Simeon the son of Eleazar said: wherever you find in a particular word or phrase that the letters in ordinary writing are more numerous than those dotted, you should give a special interpretation to those in ordinary writing. Here the dotted letters are more than those in ordinary writing and you, therefore, give an explanation of the dotted letters — that of Sarah also, they asked, איו “where is he (Abraham)”? So we may learn that in his inn a man should enquire of the man (the host) as to his wife’s welfare and of the woman (the hostess) about her husband’s. In Treatise Bava Metzia (87a) it is stated: The ministering angels knew, indeed, where our mother Sarah was but they asked this question in order to call attention to her modesty (retiring disposition) and so to endear her all the more to her husband.) R. José the son of Haninah stated that they enquired where she was in order to send her the wine-cup of blessing (the glass of wine held by him who recites the Grace after meals)

הנה באהל. צְנוּעָה הִיא:

הנה באהל BEHOLD, IN THE TENT — She is a modest woman.

שוב אשוב. לֹא בִשְּׂרוֹ הַמַּלְאָךְ שֶׁיָּשׁוּב אֵלָיו, אֶלָּא בִשְׁלִיחוּתוֹ שֶׁל מָקוֹם אָמַר לוֹ, כְּמוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַלְאַךְ ה' הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה, וְהוּא אֵין בְּיָדוֹ לְהַרְבּוֹת, אֶלָּא בִּשְׁלִיחוּתוֹ שֶׁל מָקוֹם, אַף כָּאן בִּשְׁלִיחוּתוֹ שֶׁל מָקוֹם אָמַר לוֹ כֵּן (בְּ"רַ). אֱלִישָׁע אָמַר לַשּׁוּנַמִּית לַמּוֹעֵד הַזֶּה כָּעֵת חַיָּה אַתְּ חֹבֶקֶת בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר אַל אֲדֹנִי אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אַל תְּכַזֵּב בְּשִׁפְחָתֶךָ, אוֹתָן הַמַּלְאָכִים שֶׁבִּשְּׂרוּ אֶת שָׂרָה אָמְרוּ לַמּוֹעֵד אָשׁוּב, אָמַר לָהּ אֱלִישָׁע אוֹתָם הַמַּלְאָכִים שֶׁהֵם חַיִּים וְקַיָּמִים לְעוֹלָם אָמְרוּ לַמּוֹעֵד אָשׁוּב, אֲבָל אֲנִי בָשָׂר וָדָם שֶׁהַיּוֹם חַי וּמָחָר מֵת – בֵּין חַי וּבֵין מֵת לַמּוֹעֵד הַזֶּה וגו':

שוב אשוב I WILL CERTAINLY RETURN — The angel was not announcing that he would return to him, but he was speaking to him as God’s agent (meaning that God would return). Similar is, (16:10) “And the angel of the Lord said to her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, but he had no power to multiply, and was speaking only as God’s agent. So also here, he spoke thus as God’s agent. Elisha said to the Shunamite (2 Kings 4:16), “At this season when the time cometh round thou shalt embrace a son”, and she said, “Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid; see, those angels who made the announcement to Sarah said “at the appointed time I will return”! Elisha in effect said to her, “Those angels who live and endure for ever could indeed promise “at the appointed time I will return”, but I am only flesh and blood (human), alive today and dead tomorrow — but whether I live or die, “at this season [thou shalt embrace a son]” (Genesis Rabbah 53:2).

כעת חיה. כָּעֵת הַזֹּאת לַשָּׁנָה הַבָּאָה, וּפֶסַח הָיָה, וּלְפֶסַח הַבָּא נוֹלַד יִצְחָק, מִדְּלָא קָרֵינַן כְּעֵת אֶלָּא כָּעֵת:

כעת חיה means at this time next year — it was the Passover, and on the next Passover Isaac was born — since we do not read כְּעֵת (at “a” time) but כָּעֵת (at this time).

כעת חיה. כָּעֵת הַזֹּאת שֶׁתְּהֵא חַיָּה לָכֶם, שֶׁתִּהְיוּ כֻּלְּכֶם שְׁלֵמִים וְקַיָּמִים:

The words כעת חיה signify: at this time when there will be life to you — when you will all be healthy and alive.

והוא אחריו. הַפֶּתַח הָיָה אַחַר הַמַּלְאָךְ:

והוא אחריו AND IT (literally, HE) WAS BEHIND HIM — The door was behind the angel.

חדל להיות. פָּסַק מִמֶּנָה:

חדל להיות means [that] it had ceased from her.

אורח כנשים. אֹרַח נִדּוֹת:

אורח כנשים means the way of menstruation.

בקרבה. מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת בְּמֵעֶיהָ וְאָמְרָה אֶפְשַׁר הַקְּרָבַיִם הַלָּלוּ טְעוּנִין וָלָד? הַשָּׁדַיִם הַלָּלוּ שֶׁצָּמְקוּ מוֹשְׁכִין חָלָב? תַּנְחוּמָא:

בקרבה [SARAH LAUGHED] WITHIN HERSELF (or, REGARDING HER INSIDE) — She reflected on her physical condition, saying, “Is it possible that this womb shall bear a child, that these dried-up breasts shall give forth milk” (Midrash Tanchuma, Shoftim 18).

עדנה. צִחְצוּחַ בָּשָׂר, וּלְשׁוֹן מִשְׁנָה מַשִּׁיר אֶת הַשֵּׂעָר וּמְעַדֵּן אֶת הַבָּשָׂר. דָבָר אַחֵר לְשׁוֹן עִדָּן; זְמַן וֶסֶת נִדּוּת:

עדנה means glistening flesh (skin), and so it is used in the Mishna (Menachot 86a): it makes the hair fall out and the skin smooth (מעדן).

האף אמנם. הֲגַם אֱמֶת אֵלֵד?

האף אמנם means SHALL I REALLY BEAR?

ואני זקנתי שִׁנָּה הַכָּתוּב מִפְּנֵי הַשָּׁלוֹם, שֶׁהֲרֵי הִיא אָמְרָה וַאדֹנִי זָקֵן:

ואני זקנתי I BEING OLD — Scripture (God) in relating her words to her husband alters them for the sake of peace, for she had said (v. 12) “my lord is old” (Genesis Rabbah 48:18).

היפלא. כְּתַרְגּוּמוֹ הֲיִתְכַּסִּי? וְכִי שׁוּם דָּבָר מֻפְלָא וּמֻפְרָד וּמְכֻסֶּה מִמֶּנִּי מִלַּעֲשׂוֹת כִּרְצוֹנִי:

היפלא IS TOO HARD? — As the Targum takes it: is anything hidden — far distant and apart (מופלא) from Me that I cannot do as I would wish?

למועד. לְאוֹתוֹ מוֹעֵד הַמְיֻחָד שֶׁקָּבַעְתִּי לְךָ אֶתְמוֹל, לַמּוֹעֵד הַזֶּה בַּשָּׁנָה הָאַחֶרֶת:

למועד AT THE APPOINTED TIME — at the special time that I fixed for you yesterday (i.e. on a previous occasion) when I said, (17:21) “at this set time next year”.