Genesis 11:30

Sotheli Saray was bareyn, and hadde no children.

Wycliffe (portions)

In The King James Version

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

In Context

29Forsothe Abram and Nachor weddiden wyues; the name of the wijf of Abram was Saray, and the name of the wiif of Nachor was Melcha, the douyter of Aran, fadir of Melcha and fadir of Jescha.

31And so Thare took Abram, his sone, and Loth, the sone of Aran his sone, and Saray, his douyter in lawe, the wijf of Abram, his sone, and ledde hem out of Vr of Caldeis, that thei schulen go in to the lond of Chanaan; and thei camen `til to Aran, and dwelliden there.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:1Therfor Sarai, wijf of Abram, hadde not gendrid fre children; but sche hadde a seruauntesse of Egipt, Agar bi name, and seide to hir hosebonde, Lo!

Genesis 18:11Forsothe bothe weren olde, and of greet age, and wommans termes ceessiden to be maad to Sare.

Genesis 25:21And Isaac bisouyte the Lord for his wijf, for sche was bareyn; and the Lord herde him, and yaf conseiuyng to Rebecca.

Genesis 30:1Forsothe Rachel seiy, that sche was vnfruytful, and hadde enuye + 30:1 enuye, that is, sorewide of hir owne defaute in comparisoun of hir sister, that hadde no sich defaute. to the sister, and seide to hir hosebonde, Yyue thou fre children to me, ellis Y schal die.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 11:28-32

The Generations of Terah. ( b. c. 1921.) 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of… Read the whole commentary →

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