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Genesis 18:12

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So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 12

We have an account in this chapter of another interview between God and Abraham, probably within a few days after the former, as the reward of his cheerful obedience to the law of circumcision. Here is, I. The kind visit which God made him, and the kind entertainment which he gave to that visit (Gen 18:1-8). II. The matters discoursed of between them. 1. The purposes of God's love concerning Sarah (Gen 18:9-15). 2. The purposes of God's wrath concerning Sodom. (1.) The discovery God made to Abraham of his design to destroy Sodom (Gen 18:16-22). (2.) The intercession Abraham made for Sodom (Gen 18:23, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 12

שָׂרָה (Sârâh, H8283) — Sarah, Abraham's wife צָחַק (tsâchaq, H6711) — to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport קֶרֶב (qereb, H7130) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial… אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) אַחַר (ʼachar, H310) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various… בָּלָה (bâlâh, H1086) — to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) עֵדֶן (ʻêden, H5730) — pleasure אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn, H113) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) זָקֵן (zâqên, H2204) — to be old

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Genesis 17:17rank 9

Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

I Peter 3:6rank 9

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.

Genesis 18:13rank 3

And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’

Psalms 126:2rank 2

Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”

Ephesians 5:33rank 2

Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

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