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Genesis 21:1

Sarah
God's faithfulnessWaiting on GodHopeGod's word
Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.

2 So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.

3 And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.

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BSB
Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.
KJV
And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
WEB
The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken.
ASV
And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
DARBY
And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did to Sarah as he had spoken.
BLB
And YHWH visited Sarah as He had said, and YHWH did for Sarah as He had spoken.
ÅB
Og Herren så til Sara som han hadde sagt, og Herren gjorde med Sara som han hadde lovt.
OTB
Herren var oppmerksom på Sara slik Han hadde talt, og Herren oppfylte for Sara det Han hadde lovet.
B1930
Og Herren så til Sara som han hadde sagt, og Herren gjorde med Sara som han hadde lovt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 12:6

    The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

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  • Genesis 18:10

    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.

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  • Genesis 18:14

    Is 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.”

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  • Genesis 17:19

    But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

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  • Galatians 4:23

    His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:21

    So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

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  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

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  • Titus 1:2

    in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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