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Genesis 18:9

Sarah

7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

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.

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

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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 discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

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  • Genesis 24:67

    And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

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  • Genesis 4:9

    And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

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  • Genesis 31:33

    And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.

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