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Luke 1:7

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.

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ASV

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

KJV

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
οὐκouknoG3756 →
ἦνēnthere wasG1510 →
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846 →
τέκνον,teknonchild,G5043 →
καθότιkathotiinasmuch asG2530 →
ἦνēnwasG1510 →
ἡhē<the>G3588 →
ἘλισάβετElisabetElizabethG1665 →
στεῖραsteirabarrenG4723 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἀμφότεροιamphoteroibothG297 →
προβεβηκότεςprobebēkoteshaving advancedG4260 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
ταῖςtaistheG3588 →
ἡμέραιςhēmeraisyearsG2250 →
αὐτῶνautōnof themG846 →
ἦσαν.¶ēsanwere.G1510 →

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Hebrews 11:11By 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.Judges 13:2Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.1 Samuel 1:2He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.Genesis 18:11And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.Genesis 25:21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.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.”Genesis 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.2 Kings 4:14So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”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?”Judges 13:2–3Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.Joshua 13:1Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.Genesis 16:1Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.Genesis 16:1–2Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.Genesis 30:1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.Romans 4:19Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.Genesis 15:2–3But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”1 Samuel 1:5–8But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.1 Kings 1:1Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.

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