Genesis 18:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 18:12

10 And He said, “I will certainly return to you ^aaccording to the time of life, and behold, ^bSarah your wife shall have a son.” (Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.)

11 Now ^aAbraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and¹ Sarah ^bhad passed the age of childbearing.

12 Therefore Sarah ^alaughed within herself, saying, ^b“After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my ^clord being old also?”

13 And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’

14 ^aIs anything too hard for the Lord? ^bAt the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.”

15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh!”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 18:12

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American Standard Version
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

Amplified® Bible
Therefore Sarah laughed to herself, saying, After I have become aged shall I have pleasure {and} delight, my lord (husband), being old also?

Contemporary English Version
So she laughed and said to herself, "Now that I am worn out and my husband is old, will I really know such happiness?"

Darby English Version
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old, shall I have pleasure, and my lord old?

Good News Bible
So Sarah laughed to herself and said, "Now that I am old and worn out, can I still enjoy sex? And besides, my husband is old too."

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

New American Standard Bible
Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I have become old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"

New International Version
So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, "After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?"

New King James Version
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I have become old shall I have pleasure, my lord having grown old also?

Revised Standard Version
So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I have grown old, and my husband is old, shall I have pleasure?"

Young's Literal Translation
and Abraham and Sarah `are' aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;

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