³⁰ Sarai was unable to conceive;^(A) she did not have a child.

²¹ Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless.^(A) The Lord heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.^(B)

² There was a certain man from Zorah,^(A) from the family of Dan, whose name was Manoah; his wife was unable to conceive and had no children. ³ The Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are unable to conceive and have no children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son.

³⁶ And consider your relative Elizabeth—even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless.