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Genesis 18:9

Sarah

7 Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.

8 Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.

“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.

10 Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.

11 And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
KJV
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
WEB
They asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “There, in the tent.”
ASV
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
DARBY
And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
BLB
And they said to him, “Where [is] Sarah your wife?” And he said, “Behold, in the tent.”
ÅB
Da sa de til ham: Hvor er Sara, din hustru? Han svarte: Hun er der inne i teltet.
OTB
De spurte ham, “Hvor er din kone Sara?” Han svarte, “Der, i teltet.”
B1930
Da sa de til ham: Hvor er Sara, din hustru? Han svarte: Hun er der inne i teltet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Titus 2:5

    to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.

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  • Genesis 24:67

    And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.

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  • Genesis 4:9

    And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

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  • Genesis 31:33

    So Laban went into Jacob’s tent, then Leah’s tent, and then the tents of the two maidservants, but he found nothing. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s tent.

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