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Genesis 21:6
Genesis 21:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
- New International Version (NIV)Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Sarah said, "God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.”
Context of Genesis 21:6
4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, being eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. And Sarah said, God has made me laugh: all that hear will laugh with me. 7And she said, Who would have said to Abraham, Sarah will suckle children? 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.
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וַתֹּ֣אמֶר שָׂרָ֔ה צְחֹ֕ק עָ֥שָׂה לִ֖י אֱלֹהִ֑ים כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַ יִֽצְחַק־לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Genesis 21:6
- Genesis 17:17And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall [a child] be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?
- Genesis 18:12And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old, shall I have pleasure, and my lord old?
- 1 Samuel 1:26And she said, Oh my lord, [as] thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here to pray to Jehovah.
- 1 Samuel 2:1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart exulteth in Jehovah, my horn is lifted up in Jehovah; my mouth is opened wide over mine enemies; for I rejoice in thy salvation.
- Psalms 113:9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [as] a joyful mother of sons. Hallelujah!
- Psalms 126:2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing: then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.
- Isaiah 49:15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Even these forget, but I will not forget thee.
- Isaiah 54:1Exult, thou barren, that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and shout for joy, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah.
- Luke 1:46And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
- John 16:21A woman, when she gives birth to a child, has grief because her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the trouble, on account of the joy that a man has been born into the world.
- Galatians 4:27For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break out and cry, thou that travailest not; because the children of the desolate are more numerous than [those] of her that has a husband.
- Hebrews 11:11By faith also Sarah herself received strength for [the] conception of seed, and [that] beyond a seasonable age; since she counted him faithful who promised.
- Luke 1:14And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with those that rejoice, weep with those that weep.
Commentaries on Genesis 21:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6God hath made me to laugh - Sarah alludes here to the circumstance mentioned Genesis 18:12; and as she seems to use the word to laugh in this place, not in the sense of being incredulous but to express such pleasure or happiness as almost suspends the reasoning faculty for a time, it justifies the observation on the above-named verse. See a similar case in Luke 24:41, where the disciples were so overcome with the good news of our Lord's resurrection, that…Read the comment
- 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. 6Sarah’s made a wordplay with the name Isaac (Hebrew yitskhaq, meaning “he laughs”). It shows how laughing in disbelief turned to laughing in joy when God fulfilled the promise (18:12). Isaac’s name might reflect the pleasure of God and his parents at his birth. Sarah knew everyone who heard about this would laugh and celebrate with her.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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- 1. Genesis 21:6 21.6 Elohim ↩
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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