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Genesis 18:12

So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתִּצְחַ֥קva.titz.Chakand she laughedH6711 →
שָׂרָ֖הsa.RahSarahH8283 →
בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.Bahin inner being herH7130 →
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
אַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiafterH310 →
בְלֹתִי֙ve.lo.Tiam worn out IH1086 →
הָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-has it be[longed]?H1961 →
לִּ֣יlito <the> me
עֶדְנָ֔ה'ed.NahpleasureH5730 →
וַֽאדֹנִ֖יva.do.Niand lord myH113 →
זָקֵֽן׃za.Kenhe is oldH2204 →

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Genesis 17:17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”1 Peter 3:6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.Luke 1:18–20“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”Luke 1:18“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”Luke 1:34–35“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”Genesis 21:6–7Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”Genesis 18:13And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’Ephesians 5:33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.Psalms 126:2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”Hebrews 11:11–12By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.1 Kings 18:7Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”Genesis 23:6“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”Judges 19:26Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light.1 Kings 1:17“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’

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Abraham and the Three Angels — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Abraham and the Three Angels — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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