Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the Lord said to Abraham: Why did Sara laugh, saying: Shall I, who am an old woman, bear a child indeed? Wherefore. John 2:25 And because he needed not that any should give testimony of man: for he knew what was in man. Context Sarah Laughs at the Promise…12And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure? 13And the Lord said to Abraham: Why did Sara laugh, saying: Shall I, who am an old woman, bear a child indeed?14Is there any thing hard to God? According to appointment I will return to thee at this same time, life accompanying, and Sara shall have a son.… Cross References Genesis 18:12 And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure? Genesis 18:14 Is there any thing hard to God? According to appointment I will return to thee at this same time, life accompanying, and Sara shall have a son. Genesis 21:6 And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me. Genesis 21:7 And again she said: Who would believe that Abraham should hear that Sara gave suck to a son, whom she bore to him in his old age? Lexicon And the LORDיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel asked וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say Abraham, אַבְרָהָ֑ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation “Why לָ֣מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what did Sarah שָׂרָ֜ה (śā·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8283: Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham laugh צָחֲקָ֨ה (ṣā·ḥă·qāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6711: To laugh outright, to sport and say, לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say ‘Can I really הַאַ֥ף (ha·’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though bear a child אֵלֵ֖ד (’ê·lêḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage when I am וַאֲנִ֥י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I old?’ זָקַֽנְתִּי׃ (zā·qan·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2204: To be or become old Additional Translations And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? And the Lord said to Abraam, Why is it that Sarrha has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old. And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why is this, that Sarah laughs, saying, Shall I indeed bear, when I am become old? And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I certainly bear a child, who am old? Yahweh said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Will I really bear a child, yet I am old?' and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, 'After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! -- my lord also is old!' Jump to Previous Abraham Bear Birth Child Heart Indeed Laugh Laugheth Pleasure Possible Really Sarah Surety Waxed WhereforeJump to Next Abraham Bear Birth Child Heart Indeed Laugh Laugheth Pleasure Possible Really Sarah Surety Waxed WhereforeExternal Links Genesis 18:13 NIVGenesis 18:13 NLT Genesis 18:13 ESV Genesis 18:13 NASB Genesis 18:13 ASV Genesis 18:13 Bible Apps Genesis 18:13 Biblia Paralela Genesis 18:13 Chinese Bible Genesis 18:13 French Bible Genesis 18:13 German Bible Alphabetical: a Abraham am and bear child did have I indeed laugh LORD now old' really said Sarah say saying Shall so that the Then to when Why Will OT Law: Genesis 18:13 Yahweh said to Abraham Why did Sarah (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |