Genesis 18:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 18:13

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!”

16 Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them ^ato send them on the way.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 18:13

American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?

Amplified® Bible
And the Lord asked Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I really bear a child when I am so old?

Contemporary English Version
The LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Does she doubt that she can have a child in her old age?

Darby English Version
And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why is this, that Sarah laughs, saying, Shall I indeed bear, when I am become old?

Good News Bible
Then the LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Can I really have a child when I am so old?'

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

New American Standard Bible
And the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, `Shall I indeed bear {a child,} when I am {so} old?'

New International Version
Then the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?'

New King James Version
And the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And the LORD said to Abraham, " Why did Sarah laugh, saying ,'Shall I indeed bear a child, when I have become so old?'

Revised Standard Version
The LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, and say, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?'

Young's Literal Translation
and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, `After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! -- my lord also `is' old!'

New English Translation
The Lord said to Abraham, “Why¹ did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really² have a child when I am old?’