19 But God said, “No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac.[a] I will confirm my covenant with him as a permanent covenant for his future offspring.

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  1. 17:19 = He Laughs

19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son,(A) and you will call him Isaac.[a](B) I will establish my covenant with him(C) as an everlasting covenant(D) for his descendants after him.

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  1. Genesis 17:19 Isaac means he laughs.

11 Abraham and Sarah were old and getting on in years.[a] Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.(A) 12 So she laughed to herself: “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I have delight?” (B)

13 But the Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Can I really have a baby when I’m old?’ 14 Is anything impossible for the Lord?(C) At the appointed time I will come back to you, and in about a year she will have a son.”

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  1. 18:11 Lit days

11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old,(A) and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.(B) 12 So Sarah laughed(C) to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord(D) is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’(E) 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord?(F) I will return to you at the appointed time next year,(G) and Sarah will have a son.”(H)

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Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had told him.(A)

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Sarah became pregnant and bore a son(A) to Abraham in his old age,(B) at the very time God had promised him.(C)

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