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Genesis 18:12 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Genesis 18:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 18:1211 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/תִּצְחַ֥קwatiṣəḥaq
and she laughedconjH6711
mock · play · make sport
שָׂרָ֖הśārāh
SarahnounH8283
בְּ/קִרְבָּ֣/הּbəqirəbāh
in inner being herpronH7130
among · before · unto charge · eat ···
לֵ/אמֹ֑רlēʾmōr
sayingpronH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אַחֲרֵ֤יʾaḥărēy
afterpronH310
-ward) · again · at · away from ···
בְלֹתִ/י֙bəlōtiy
am worn out IverbH1086
enjoy long · become (make · wax) old · spend ···
הָֽיְתָהhāyətāh
has it belonged?verbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
לִּ֣/יliy
pron
עֶדְנָ֔הʿedənāh
pleasurenounH5730
delight · pleasure. See also
וַֽ/אדֹנִ֖/יwaʾdōniy
and lord myconjH113
master · owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'
זָקֵֽןzāqēn
he is oldverbH2204
be old
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago
Sarah Laughed Within Herself
Sarah overhears the promise of a son and laughs - not out loud, but to herself. Her laughter is hidden, private. She's not mocking openly; she's internally processing the absurdity. My spiritual dire...
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