Genesis 18:10

And He said: 'I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.' And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him. —

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

In Context

9And they said unto him: 'Where is Sarah thy wife?' And he said: 'Behold, in the tent.'

11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. —

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Cross References

Genesis 17:16And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her; yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.'

Genesis 17:21But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'

Genesis 21:2And Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

Judges 13:3And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her: 'Behold now, thou art barren, and hast not borne; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:10-16

9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent-door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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