Genesis 18:11-13

New King James Version

¹¹Now ^(A)Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and ^[a]Sarah ^(B)had passed the age of childbearing. ¹²Therefore Sarah ^(C)laughed within herself, saying, ^(D)“After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my ^(E)lord being old also?”

¹³And the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?’

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Footnotes

Genesis 18:11 Lit. the manner of women had ceased to be with Sarah

Genesis 18:11-13

New International Version

¹¹Abraham and Sarah were already very old,^(A) and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.^(B) ¹²So 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?”

¹³Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’^(E)

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