Genesis 18:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then one of them said, 'I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.' Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind him.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he said, I will certainly return to you according to the time of life; and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he sayde: I will come agayne vnto the as soone as the frute can lyue. And loo: Sara thy wife shall haue a sonne. That herde Sara out of the tent doore which was behind his backe.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde he: aboute this tyme twolue moneth, (yf I lyue) I will come to the agayne, and Sara thy wyfe shal haue a sonne. And Sara herde that out of the tent dore, which was behynde his backe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he saide, I will certainely come againe vnto thee according to ye time of life: and loe, Sarah thy wife shall haue a sonne; Sarah heard in the tent doore, which was behinde him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he sayde: I wyll certaynely returne vnto thee according to the time of lyfe: and lo, Sara thy wyfe shall haue a sonne. That heard Sara in the tent doore, which was behynde hym.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard [it] in the tent door, which [was] behind him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He said, "I will certainly return to you when the season comes round. Behold, Sarah your wife will have a son." Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he saith, `returning I return unto thee, about the time of life, and lo, to Sarah thy wife a son.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He said, "I will certainly return to you when the season comes round. Behold, Sarah your wife will have a son." Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    One of them said,“I will surely return to you when the season comes round again, and your wife Sarah will have a son!”(Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, not far behind him.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 21:2 : 2 Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had promised him.
  • Gen 17:21 : 21 But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.
  • Gen 17:19 : 19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
  • Gen 18:13-14 : 13 Then the LORD said to Abraham, 'Why did Sarah laugh, saying, “Can I really bear a child when I am old?”' 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time next year, I will return to you, and Sarah will have a son.
  • Gen 16:10 : 10 The angel of the LORD also said, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they cannot be counted because of their great numbers."
  • Gen 17:16 : 16 I will bless her and surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will become the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.
  • Gen 22:15-16 : 15 Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, 16 and said, 'By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
  • Judg 13:3-5 : 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not had children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son." 4 Now therefore, be careful! Do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean. 5 For you will conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor is to touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the power of the Philistines.
  • 2 Kgs 4:16-17 : 16 Then Elisha said, "At this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms." She replied, "No, my lord, man of God, do not deceive your servant." 17 But the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at the appointed time the next year, just as Elisha had told her.
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.
  • Rom 9:8-9 : 8 This means it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring. 9 For this is the word of promise: 'At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.'
  • Gal 4:23 : 23 But the son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, while the son by the free woman was born through the promise.
  • Gal 4:28 : 28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.

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    11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well along in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.

    12So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, 'After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?'

    13Then the LORD said to Abraham, 'Why did Sarah laugh, saying, “Can I really bear a child when I am old?”'

    14Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time next year, I will return to you, and Sarah will have a son.

    15But Sarah denied it, saying, 'I did not laugh,' because she was afraid. But He replied, 'No, you did laugh.'

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    9They asked him, 'Where is your wife Sarah?' He replied, 'There, in the tent.'

  • Gen 21:1-2
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    1The Lord cared for Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.

    2Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had promised him.

  • Rom 9:9
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    9For this is the word of promise: 'At the appointed time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.'

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    21But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.

  • Gen 17:15-19
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    15Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.

    16I will bless her and surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will become the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.

    17Abraham fell facedown and laughed, saying to himself, "Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"

    18And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under Your blessing!"

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    36Sarah, my master’s wife, bore him a son in her old age, and he has given him everything he owns.

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    16Then Elisha said, "At this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms." She replied, "No, my lord, man of God, do not deceive your servant."

    17But the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at the appointed time the next year, just as Elisha had told her.

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    5Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

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    70%

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    11As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman.

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    2Abraham said about Sarah his wife, 'She is my sister,' and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for her and took her.

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    19And without weakening in faith, he did not consider his own body, which was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—or the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

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    40He answered me, 'The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey successful, so that you can take a wife for my son from my family and my father's household.

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    13And when God caused me to wander from my father’s household, I said to her, “This is the kindness you can show to me: Everywhere we go, say about me, ‘He is my brother.’”

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    4Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir."