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Genesis 18:12

Therefore Sarah laughed [titzchak, sounds like Yitzchak] within herself, saying, After I am grown old shall I have pleasure, adoni being old also?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

In Context

11Now Avraham and Sarah were zekenim (old ones) and well stricken in age; and [in childbearing] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

13And Hashem said unto Avraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I which am old of a surety bear a child?

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Cross References

Genesis 18:13And Hashem said unto Avraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I which am old of a surety bear a child?

Judges 19:26Then came the isha at the break of haboker, and fell down at the petach bais haish where her adon was, ad haohr (until daylight, sunrise).

Psalms 126:2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, 1 and leshoneinu (our tongue) with rinnah (joyful song); 1 then said they among the Goyim, 1 Hashem hath done great things for them. 1

Luke 1:34But Miryam said to the malach, How will this be, vi-bahlt (since) I do not have daas of an ish?

Hebrews 11:11By Emunah also Sarah, herself barren, received the ability to found a posterity, and she did so even beyond the normal age, als (since) she considered ne'eman (faithful) the One having given the Havtachah (promise);

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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