Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Genesis 18:12 - King James 2000 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have grown old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore Sarah laughed to herself, saying, After I have become aged shall I have pleasure and delight, my lord (husband), being old also? [I Pet. 3:6.] American Standard Version (1901) And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? Common English Bible So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, I’m no longer able to have children and my husband’s old. Catholic Public Domain Version And she laughed secretly, saying, "After I have grown old, and my lord is elderly, shall I give myself to the work of delight?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure? |
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
And the LORD said unto Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a certainty bear a child, who am old?
And he said, About this season, next year, you shall embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, you man of God, do not lie unto your handmaid.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the nations, The LORD has done great things for them.
So shall the king greatly desire your beauty: since he is your Lord, worship him.
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she respect her husband.
Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters you are, as long as you do well, and are not afraid with any terror.
Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.