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, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me. Who would have predicted to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet, I have given him a son in his old age.” 8The child grew and was weaned. On the day Isaac was weaned, Abraham held a big feast. 9Sarah saw that Abraham’s son by Hagar the Egyptian was laughing at Isaac.

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 23:23No spell can curse the descendants of Jacob. No magic can harm the people of Israel. Now it will be said of Jacob and Israel: ‘See what God has done!’
• Deuteronomy 4:32Search the distant past, long before your time. Start from the very day God created people on earth. Search from one end of heaven to the other. Has anything as great as this ever happened before, or has anything like it ever been heard of?
• Psalms 86:8No god is like you, O Lord. No one can do what you do.
• Isaiah 49:21Then you will ask yourself, “Who has fathered these ⌞children⌟ for me? I was childless and unable to have children. I was exiled and rejected. Who raised these ⌞children for me⌟? I was left alone. Where have they come from?”
• Isaiah 66:8Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in one day? Can a nation be born in a moment? When Zion went into labor, she also gave birth to her children.
• Ephesians 3:10He did this so that now, through the church, he could let the rulers and authorities in heaven know his infinite wisdom.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:10⌞This will happen⌟ on that day when he comes to be honored among all his holy people and admired by all who have believed in him. This includes you because you believed the testimony we gave you.
• Genesis 18:11Abraham and Sarah were old. Sarah was past the age of childbearing.

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