Genesis
Genesis 18:13–14
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
Footnotes
- c 18:14 Cited in Romans 9:9|ROM 9:9
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.