American Standard Version
Genesis 21:7
7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.
Genesis 21:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
- New International Version (NIV)And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And she said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
- New King James Version (NKJV)She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
Context of Genesis 21:7
5And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. 6And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me. And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age. 8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. 9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking.
Read all of Genesis 21Genesis 21:7 word by word
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר מִ֤י מִלֵּל֙ לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם הֵינִ֥יקָה בָנִ֖ים שָׂרָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָלַ֥דְתִּי בֵ֖ן לִזְקֻנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Genesis 21:7
- Numbers 23:23Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shall it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
- Deuteronomy 4:32For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from the one end of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
- Psalms 86:8There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord; Neitherare there any workslike unto thy works.
- Isaiah 49:21Then shalt thou say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?
- Isaiah 66:8Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? shall a nation be brought forth at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
- Ephesians 3:10to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:10when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.
- Genesis 18:11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Commentaries on Genesis 21:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - The Birth of Isaac 7. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word. 14. חמת chêmet “bottle,” akin to חמה chāmâh “surround, enclose,” and הוּם chûm “black. באר שׁבע beêr -sheba‛ Beer-sheba, “well of seven.” 22. פיכל pı̂ykol Pikhol, “mouth or spokesman of all.” 23. נין nı̂yn “offspring, kin;” related: “sprout, flourish.” נכד neked “progeny,” perhaps “acquaintance,” cognate with נגד ngd “be before” (the eyes) and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Sarah was filled with joy and praise for this amazing event. Only God could enable her to have a child.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131. the Lord visited Sarah--The language of the historian seems designedly chosen to magnify the power of God as well as His faithfulness to His promise. It was God's grace that brought about that event, as well as the raising of spiritual children to Abraham, of which the birth of this son was typical [Calvin].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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