Focused Passage

Genesis 18:9-15

The LORD Visits Abraham, Reaffirms the Promised Son, and Reveals His Just Judgment on Sodom

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9“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.

10Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.

11And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

12So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

13And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’

14Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”

15But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

Whereאַיֵּ֖הH346Interrogativeis your wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָH802Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularSarahשָׂרָ֣הH8283Noun - proper - feminine singularthey askedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אֵׄלָׄ֔יׄוׄH413Preposition | third person masculine singularThereהִנֵּ֥הH2009Interjectionin the tentבָאֹֽהֶל׃H168Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularhe repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

Then the LORD saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularI will surely returnשׁ֣וֹבH7725Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .אָשׁ֤וּבH7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularto youאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙H413Preposition | second person masculine singularat this time next yearכָּעֵ֣תH6256Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular construct. . .חַיָּ֔הH2416Adjective - feminine singular. . .וְהִנֵּה־H2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionand your wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָH802Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularSarahלְשָׂרָ֣הH8283Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularwill have a sonבֵ֖ןH1121Noun - masculine singularNow Sarahוְשָׂרָ֥הH8283Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .וְה֥וּאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singularwas behind himאַחֲרָֽיו׃H310Preposition | third person masculine singularlisteningשֹׁמַ֛עַתH8085Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularat the entranceפֶּ֥תַחH6607Noun - masculine singular constructto the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלH168Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

And Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֤םH85Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Sarahוְשָׂרָה֙H8283Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularwere already oldזְקֵנִ֔יםH2205Adjective - masculine pluraland well alongבָּאִ֖יםH935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralin yearsבַּיָּמִ֑יםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralSarahלְשָׂרָ֔הH8283Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularhad passedחָדַל֙H2308Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular. . .לִהְי֣וֹתH1961Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe age of childbearingאֹ֖רַחH734Noun - common singular. . .כַּנָּשִֽׁים׃H802Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Verse 12

Original words

So [she]שָׂרָ֖הH8283Noun - proper - feminine singularlaughedוַתִּצְחַ֥קH6711Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularto herselfבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularsayingלֵאמֹ֑רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructAfterאַחֲרֵ֤יH310PrepositionI am worn outבְלֹתִי֙H1086Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singularand my masterוַֽאדֹנִ֖יH113Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularis oldזָקֵֽן׃H2204Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularwill I now haveהָֽיְתָה־H1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular. . .לִּ֣יPreposition | first person common singularthis pleasureעֶדְנָ֔הH5730Noun - feminine singular
Verse 13

Original words

And the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionaskedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑םH85Noun - proper - masculine singularWhyלָ֣מָּהH4100Interrogative. . .זֶּה֩H2088Pronoun - masculine singulardid Sarahשָׂרָ֜הH8283Noun - proper - feminine singularlaughצָחֲקָ֨הH6711Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularand sayלֵאמֹ֗רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructCan I reallyהַאַ֥ףH637Conjunction. . .אֻמְנָ֛םH552Conjunctionbear a childאֵלֵ֖דH3205Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularwhen I amוַאֲנִ֥יH589Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularoldזָקַֽנְתִּי׃H2204Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Verse 14

Original words

Is anythingדָּבָ֑רH1697Noun - masculine singulartoo difficultהֲיִפָּלֵ֥אH6381Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfor the LORDמֵיְהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singularAt the appointed timeלַמּוֹעֵ֞דH4150Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularI will returnאָשׁ֥וּבH7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularto youאֵלֶ֛יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singularin about a yearכָּעֵ֥תH6256Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular construct. . .חַיָּ֖הH2416Adjective - feminine singularand Sarahוּלְשָׂרָ֥הH8283Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularwill have a sonבֵֽן׃H1121Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Cited in Romans 9:9
Verse 15

Original words

But Sarahשָׂרָ֧ה׀H8283Noun - proper - feminine singularwas afraidיָרֵ֑אָהH3372Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularsoכִּ֣י׀H3588Conjunctionshe denied itוַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁH3584Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularand saidלֵאמֹ֛רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct“I did notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlelaughצָחַ֖קְתִּיH6711Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularNoלֹ֖אH3808Adverb - Negative particlereplied [the LORD]וַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularbutכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyou did laughצָחָֽקְתְּ׃H6711Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular

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