Abraham fell face down. Then he laughed and said to himself, ‘Can a child be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, give birth? ’
Genesis 21:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised She also said, ‘Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne a son for him in his old age.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children at the breast? For I have borne him a son in his old age! [Heb. 11:12.] American Standard Version (1901) And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age. Common English Bible She said, “Who could have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse sons? But now I’ve given birth to a son when he was old!” Catholic Public Domain Version And again, she said: "Hearing this, who would believe Abraham, that Sarah breast-fed a son, to whom she gave birth, despite being elderly?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And again she said: Who would believe that Abraham should hear that Sara gave suck to a son, whom she bore to him in his old age? |
Abraham fell face down. Then he laughed and said to himself, ‘Can a child be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, give birth? ’
But the Lord asked Abraham, ‘Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Can I really have a baby when I’m old? ’
The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
Tahpenes’s sister gave birth to Hadad’s son Genubath. Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaoh’s palace, and Genubath lived there along with Pharaoh’s sons.
When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. That morning, when I looked closely at him, I realised that he was not the son I gave birth to.’
Then you will say within yourself, “Who fathered these for me? I was deprived of my children and unable to conceive, exiled and wandering – but who brought them up? See, I was left by myself – but these, where did they come from? ” ’
Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labour, she gave birth to her sons.
May the man be cursed who brought the news to my father, saying, ‘A male child is born to you,’ bringing him great joy.
There is no magic curse against Jacob and no divination against Israel. It will now be said about Jacob and Israel, ‘What great things God has done! ’
This is so that God’s multi-faceted wisdom may now be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavens.
on that day when he comes to be glorified by his saints and to be marvelled at by all those who have believed, because our testimony among you was believed.