Genesis

Genesis 18:12–15

¹²So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

¹³And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’ ¹⁴Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you — in about a year — and Sarah will have a son.”^c

¹⁵But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.”

“No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”

Footnotes

c 18:14 Cited in Romans 9:9|ROM 9:9

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Genesis 18:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	שָׂרָ֖ה	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
laughed	וַתִּצְחַ֥ק	wat·tiṣ·ḥaq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6711 laugh
to herself	בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ	bə·qir·bāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
After	אַחֲרֵ֤י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
I am worn out	בְלֹתִי֙	ḇə·lō·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H1086 become old and worn out
and my master	וַֽאדֹנִ֖י	wa·ḏō·nî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
is old	זָקֵֽן׃	zā·qên	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2204 be or become old
will I now have	הָֽיְתָה־	hā·yə·ṯāh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
this pleasure	עֶדְנָ֔ה	‘eḏ·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5730 luxury, dainty, delight

Genesis 18:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
asked	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֑ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
Why	לָ֣מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
did Sarah	שָׂרָ֜ה	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
laugh	צָחֲקָ֨ה	ṣā·ḥă·qāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6711 laugh
and say	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Can I really	הַאַ֥ף	ha·’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
bear a child	אֵלֵ֖ד	’ê·lêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
when I am	וַאֲנִ֥י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
old	זָקַֽנְתִּי׃	zā·qan·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2204 be or become old

Genesis 18:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is anything	דָּבָ֑ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
too difficult	הֲיִפָּלֵ֥א	hă·yip·pā·lê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
for the LORD	מֵיְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
At the appointed time	לַמּוֹעֵ֞ד	lam·mō·w·‘êḏ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
I will return	אָשׁ֥וּב	’ā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
to you	אֵלֶ֛יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
in about a year	כָּעֵ֥ת	kā·‘êṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
and Sarah	וּלְשָׂרָ֥ה	ū·lə·śā·rāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
will have a son	בֵֽן׃	ḇên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son

Genesis 18:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Sarah	שָׂרָ֧ה׀	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
was afraid	יָרֵ֑אָה	yā·rê·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3372 fear
so	כִּ֣י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she denied it	וַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁ	wat·tə·ḵa·ḥêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3584 be disappointing, deceive, fail, grow lean
and said	לֵאמֹ֛ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
laugh	צָחַ֖קְתִּי	ṣā·ḥaq·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6711 laugh
No	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
replied	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
but	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you did laugh	צָחָֽקְתְּ׃	ṣā·ḥā·qət	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H6711 laugh

Cross-references

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Genesis 18:12 Genesis 17:17 · 1 Peter 3:6 · Luke 1:18–20 · Genesis 21:6–7 · Genesis 18:13 · Luke 1:34–35

Genesis 18:14 Luke 1:37 · Matthew 19:26 · Mark 10:27 · Jeremiah 32:27 · Ephesians 3:20 · Job 42:2 · Philippians 4:13 · Jeremiah 32:17 · Romans 4:21 · Numbers 11:23 · 2 Kings 4:16 · Genesis 18:10

Genesis 18:15 Proverbs 28:13 · 1 John 1:8 · Psalm 44:21 · Ephesians 4:23

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