Midrash
Midrash Tanchuma (Buber), Vayera 34 מדרש תנחומא (בובר), וירא ל״ד
Part of: Siman 34
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וה' פקד את שרה]. אמר ר' אלעזר בן פדת כל מקום שאתה מוצא וה' הוא וסנקליטון (פי' חיל) שלו, (ד"א וה'), מלמד שישב הקב"ה במשפט, ואמר למלאכי השרת ראויה היא שרה שתלד בן, והסכימו כולן ואמרו הן, וחתם הקב"ה אחרינן, זהו וה' פקד את שרה וגו'.
[(Gen. 21:1:) AND THE LORD VISITED SARAH.] R. Eleazar ben Pedat said: Every place that you find AND THE LORD, < the words mean > "he and his sygkletos"127The Greek word means “assembly” or “senate.” {i.e., his host}.128yBer. 9:7 (14b); Gen. R. 51:2; Exod. R. 12:4; Lev. R. 24:2; Tanh., Exod. 2:16; PR 42:3. {Another interpretation: AND THE LORD < VISITED SARAH >.} < These words > teach that the Holy One sat in judgment and said to his ministering angels: Does Sarah deserve to bear a son? When they all agreed and said: Yes, the Holy One set his seal after theirs. This is the meaning of (Gen. 21:1): AND THE LORD VISITED SARAH….
[(Gen. 21:1:) AND THE LORD VISITED SARAH.] R. Eleazar ben Pedat said: Every place that you find AND THE LORD, < the words mean > "he and his sygkletos"127The Greek word means “assembly” or “senate.” {i.e., his host}.128yBer. 9:7 (14b); Gen. R. 51:2; Exod. R. 12:4; Lev. R. 24:2; Tanh., Exod. 2:16; PR 42:3. {Another interpretation: AND THE LORD < VISITED SARAH >.} < These words > teach that the Holy One sat in judgment and said to his ministering angels: Does Sarah deserve to bear a son? When they all agreed and said: Yes, the Holy One set his seal after theirs. This is the meaning of (Gen. 21:1): AND THE LORD VISITED SARAH….