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Genesis 18:11

AbrahamSarah
Old age

9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

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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.
DARBY
Now Abraham and Sarah were old [and] advanced in age: it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
BLB
And Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in years; it had ceased to be for Sarah the way of women.
ÅB
Men Abraham og Sara var gamle og langt ute i årene; Sara hadde det ikke lenger på kvinners vis.
OTB
Nå var Abraham og Sara gamle, langt opp i årene; Sara var forbi den alderen hvor hun kunne få barn.
B1930
Men Abraham og Sara var gamle og langt ute i årene; Sara hadde det ikke lenger på kvinners vis.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 17:17

    Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

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  • Hebrews 11:11–12

    Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

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  • Luke 1:36

    And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

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  • Romans 4:18–21

    Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

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  • Leviticus 15:19

    And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.

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  • Hebrews 11:19

    Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

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  • Luke 1:7

    And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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  • Genesis 17:24

    And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

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