Verse 11

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well advanced in age, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Abraham og Sara var gamle, de var godt voksne, og Sara hadde sluttet å få menstruasjon.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Nå var Abraham og Sara gamle og langt fremme i alder, og det var slutt med Sara etter at kvinner på vanlig vis har det.

• Norsk King James

  Nå var Abraham og Sara gamle, og Sara hadde ikke lenger mulighet til å få barn slik kvinner pleier.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Abraham og Sara var gamle og langt oppe i årene; det var ikke lenger slik for Sara som det er for kvinner.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Abraham og Sara var gamle og langt kommet i alder. Det var sluttet å være slik for Sara som det er med kvinner.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Abraham og Sara var gamle og i høy alder, og det var ikke lenger som det pleide å være med Sara etter kvinners vis.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Abraham og Sara var gamle, og for Sara var tiden for hennes kvinnelige fruktbarhet forbi.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Abraham og Sara var gamle og i høy alder, og det var ikke lenger som det pleide å være med Sara etter kvinners vis.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Abraham og Sara var gamle, langt opp i årene. Sara hadde sluttet å ha det som kvinner pleier.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Abraham og Sara var gamle, langt opp i årene, og Sara hadde sluttet å ha det som kvinner pleier å ha.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Abraham og Sara vare gamle, vel ved Alder; det gik ikke mere Sara efter Qvinders Skik.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in a; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Abraham og Sara var gamle, langt oppe i årene, og Sara hadde sluttet å ha kvinnelige sykluser.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Abraham og Sara var nå gamle, langt fremme i år. Det hadde sluttet å være med Sara etter kvinners vis.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Sara lyttet ved teltåpningen, som var bak ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Både Abraham og Sara var gamle, langt opp i årene. Det hadde opphørt for Sara å ha på kvinner vis.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Nå var Abraham og Sara gamle og langt oppe i årene, og Sara var forbi alderen for å få barn.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Abraham and Sara were both olde and well stryken in age and it ceased to be with Sara after the maner as it is wyth wyves.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Abraham and Sara were both olde, & well stryken in age: so that it wente nomore with Sara after ye maner of wemen:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (Nowe Abraham and Sarah were old and striken in age, and it ceased to be with Sarah after the maner of women)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Abraham and Sara were both olde, and well stryken in age: and it ceassed to be with Sara after the maner as it is with women.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. It had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now Abraham and Sarah were old, [and] well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.)

Referenced Verses

• Gen 17:17 : 17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?
• Heb 11:11-12 : 11 Through faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the seashore innumerable.
• Heb 11:19 : 19 concluding that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which he also received him in a figurative sense.
• Gen 17:24 : 24 And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
• Gen 31:35 : 35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before you; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but did not find the images.
• Lev 15:19 : 19 And if a woman has an issue, and her issue in her body is blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening.
• Luke 1:7 : 7 They had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.
• Luke 1:18 : 18 Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.
• Luke 1:36 : 36 Now, indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.
• Rom 4:18-21 : 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, So shall your descendants be. 19 And being not weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead, being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarah's womb. 20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. 21 And being fully convinced that what He had promised, He was able also to perform.