Genesis 18:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.”

Genesis 18:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 18:1511 words

וַתְּכַחֵשׁwatəḵaḥēšAnd be untrue

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

לֹאlōʾNot

צָחַקְתִּיṣāḥaqətîLaugh outright

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

יָרֵאָהyārēʾāhFear

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לֹאlōʾNot

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

צָחָקְתְּṣāḥāqətəLaugh outright

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַתְּכַחֵשׁwatəḵaḥēšAnd be untrue

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

לֹאlōʾNot

צָחַקְתִּיṣāḥaqətîLaugh outright

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

יָרֵאָהyārēʾāhFear

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לֹאlōʾNot

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

צָחָקְתְּṣāḥāqətəLaugh outright

Explore community notes on Genesis 18:15

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion