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Genesis 18:12

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18:12So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking,36 “After I am worn out will I have pleasure,37 especially when my husband is old too?”38

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Footnotes

  1. 36 Heb “saying.”
  2. 37 It has been suggested that this word should be translated “conception,” not “pleasure.” See A. A. McIntosh, “A Third Root ‘adah in Biblical Hebrew,” 24 (1974): 454–73.
  3. 38 The word “too” has been added in the translation for stylistic reasons.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So she laughed to herself: “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I have delight?”

NLTNew Living Translation

So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So Sarah laughed to herself saying, “After I am worn out and my husband is old, shall this pleasure be to me?”

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?