Genesis 18:11

and Abraham and Sarah [are] aged, entering into days—the way of women has ceased to be to Sarah;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10and He says, “Returning I return to you, about the time of life, and behold, to Sarah your wife a son.” And Sarah is listening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him;

12and Sarah laughs in her heart, saying, “After I have waxed old have I had pleasure? My lord [is] also old!”

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Cross References

Genesis 17:17And Abraham falls on his face, and laughs, and says in his heart, “Is one born to the son of one hundred years? Or does Sarah—daughter of ninety years—bear?”

Genesis 24:1And Abraham [is] old, he has entered into days, and YHWH has blessed Abraham in all [things];

Genesis 31:35and she says to her father, “Let it not be displeasing in the eyes of my lord that I am not able to rise at your presence, for the way of women [is] on me”; and he searches, and has not found the teraphim.

Joshua 13:1And Joshua is old, entering into days, and YHWH says to him, “You have become aged, you have entered into days; as for the land, very much has been left to possess.

Luke 1:18And Zacharias said to the messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?”

Romans 4:18Who, against hope, believed in hope, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: “So will your seed be”;

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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