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And they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “Here, in the tent.” 10 And he[a] said, “I will certainly return to you in the spring,[b] and look, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Now Sarah was listening at the doorway of the tent, and which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age;[c] the way of women[d] had ceased to be for Sarah. 12 So[e] Sarah laughed to herself saying, “After I am worn out and my husband is old, shall this pleasure be to me?” 13 Then Yahweh said to Abraham, “What is this that Sarah laughed, saying, ‘Is it indeed true that I will bear a child, now that I have grown old?’ 14 Is anything too difficult for Yahweh? At the appointed time I will return to you in the spring[f] and Sarah shall have a son.” 15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. He[g] said, “No, but you did laugh.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:10 Yahweh
  2. Genesis 18:10 Literally “at the time of life”
  3. Genesis 18:11 Literally “going in the days”
  4. Genesis 18:11 Literally “the road according to women”
  5. Genesis 18:12 Or “And”
  6. Genesis 18:14 Literally “at the time of life”
  7. Genesis 18:15 Yahweh