Genesis 21:7

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

5Abraham was 100 years old when his son, Isaac, was born. 6Sarah said, ‘Now God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about what has happened will be happy with me.’ She also said, ‘Abraham would never have thought that I would feed a child at my breasts. But I have given birth to a son for him, even when he is old.’ 8The child grew stronger, and he began to eat food. On that day, Abraham prepared a big party meal. 9Then Sarah saw that Ishmael was laughing at Isaac. (Ishmael was the son of Abraham and Hagar, the Egyptian servant.)

Genesis 21:7 word by word

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר מִ֤י מִלֵּל֙ לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם הֵינִ֥יקָה בָנִ֖ים שָׂרָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָלַ֥דְתִּי בֵ֖ן לִזְקֻנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And she saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Who would have saidמָלַלmâlal · to speakH4448
• unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• that Sarahשָׂרָהώârâh · SarahH8283
• should have given childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• suckיָנַקyânaq · to suckleH3243
• for I have bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• in his old ageזְקֻנִיםzâqûn · extreme ageH2208

Cross-references for Genesis 21:7

• Numbers 23:23Nobody can curse the Israelites. No magic has any power to hurt them. Now people will say about them, “See the great things that God has done for them!”
• Deuteronomy 4:32Find out what happened many years ago. Think about everything that has happened since God created people to live on the earth. Go to anyone in the world and ask them. You will realize that nothing as great as this has ever happened before. People have never heard of anything like this.
• Psalms 86:8There is no one like you, my Lord, among all the gods. Nobody can do the great things that you do.
• Isaiah 49:21Then you will think, “Who gave me all these children? Who is their father? I was alone, with no husband. They killed my children or they took them away to a foreign land. I could no longer give birth. So where did all these children come from?” ’
• Isaiah 66:8Nobody has ever heard of anything like that. Nobody has ever seen that happen before. Can a country be born in just one day? Can a nation be born in a moment? But as soon as Zion's birth pains begin, she has already given birth to her children!
• Ephesians 3:10But now God wants the people of his church to show everyone how wise he is in every way. He wants the spiritual rulers and everything that has authority in the heavens to know this.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:10This will happen when Jesus comes on that special day. His own people will praise him for the great things that he has done for them. All of us who are believers will be surprised when we see his great power. This includes you, because you believed our message about the Lord Jesus.
• Genesis 18:11Abraham and Sarah were now very old. Sarah was past the age when she could give birth to a child.

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

Topics related to Genesis 21:7

• Isaac
• Ishmael
• Sarah
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Sarah
• Sarah; Sarai
• Abraham, Abram
• Call
• Cast
• Everlasting
• Falsely
• Grievous
• Lift

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