Sarah Laughs at the Promise
Genesis 18:11
In 11 translations
- BSB
- And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
- KJV
- Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
- WEB
- Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
- ASV
- Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
- LSV
- and Abraham and Sarah [are] aged, entering into days—the way of women has ceased to be to Sarah;
- YLT18:12
- And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him; and Abraham and Sarah [are] aged, entering into days — the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;
- DBY
- Now Abraham and Sarah were old [and] advanced in age: it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
- DRC
- Now they were both old, and far advanced in years, and it had ceased to be with Sara after the manner of women.
- GNV
- (Nowe Abraham and Sarah were old and striken in age, and it ceased to be with Sarah after the maner of women)
- JPS
- Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. —
- LXXE
- And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְאַבְרָהָ֤ם וְשָׂרָה֙ זְקֵנִ֔ים בָּאִ֖ים בַּיָּמִ֑ים חָדַל֙ לִהְי֣וֹת לְשָׂרָ֔ה אֹ֖רַח כַּנָּשִֽׁים׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἁβραὰμ δὲ καὶ Σάῤῥα πρεσβύτεροι προβεβηκότες ἡμερῶν· ἐξέλιπε δὲ τῇ Σάῤῥᾳ γίνεσθαι τὰ γυναικεια.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Hebrews 11:11–12By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised. And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants…
- Genesis 17:17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
- Luke 1:36Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
- Romans 4:18–21Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body…
- Genesis 17:24So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
- Hebrews 11:19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.
- Leviticus 15:19When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
- Luke 1:18“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
- Luke 1:7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
- Genesis 31:35Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- Content check: text resembles KJV Gen.18.9 (word overlap 0.44) more than Gen.18.11 (0.13); mapping unverified.
- Content check: text matches KJV Gen.18.11 (word overlap 0.44), not Gen.18.12 (0.11); standard ref corrected from Gen.18.12 (TVTMS action was 'identity').