Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, "Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"
New American Standard Bible
Then Abraham
King James Version
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Holman Bible
Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed
International Standard Version
Abraham fell to the ground, laughed, and told himself, "Can a child be born to a 100-year-old man? Can a 90-year-old Sarah give birth?"
A Conservative Version
Then Abraham fell upon 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?
American Standard Version
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Amplified
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
Bible in Basic English
Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?
Darby Translation
And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?
Julia Smith Translation
And Abraham will fall upon his face and laugh, and will say in his heart, Shall there be born to the son of a hundred years? and shall Sarah the daughter of ninety years, bring forth?
King James 2000
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed. And he said in his heart, "{Can a child be born to a man a hundred years old}, or {can Sarah bear a child at ninety}?"
Modern King James verseion
And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? And shall Sara, that is ninety years old, bear?"
New Heart English Bible
Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"
The Emphasized Bible
And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, - and said in his heart To one a hundred years old, shall a child be born? And shall even Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?
Webster
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?
World English Bible
Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abraham falleth upon his face, and laugheth, and saith in his heart, 'To the son of an hundred years is one born? or doth Sarah -- daughter of ninety years -- bear?'
Themes
Barrenness » Miraculously removed, instances of » Sarai
Children » Sometimes born when parents were old
Covenant » Instances of » Abraham
Covenant » The covenant with abraham
Distrust » Of religious men » Abraham, when promised a child in old age
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Prophecies concerning
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham
Miracles » Catalogue of » The conception of isaac
Sarah » Also called sarai » Her miraculous conception of isaac
Scepticism » Of religious men » Abraham, when promised a child in old age
Unbelief » Of religious men » Abraham, when promised a child in old age
Interlinear
Naphal
Paniym
Leb
Yalad
me'ah
Shaneh (in pl. only),
שׁנה שׁנה
Shaneh (in pl. only),
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 17:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abram And Circumcision, The Sign Of The Covenant
16 I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. Kings of countries will come from her!" 17 Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, "Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?" 18 Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live before you!"
Cross References
Genesis 21:6
Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me."
Genesis 17:3
Abram bowed down with his face to the ground, and God said to him,
Genesis 18:12
So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "After I am worn out will I have pleasure, especially when my husband is old too?"
John 8:56
Your father Abraham was overjoyed to see my day, and he saw it and was glad."
Leviticus 9:24
Then fire went out from the presence of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat parts on the altar, and all the people saw it, so they shouted loudly and fell down with their faces to the ground.
Numbers 14:5
Then Moses and Aaron fell down with their faces to the ground before the whole assembled community of the Israelites.
Numbers 16:22
Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all people, will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?"
Numbers 16:45
"Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!" But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
Deuteronomy 9:18
Then I again fell down before the Lord for forty days and nights; I ate and drank nothing because of all the sin you had committed, doing such evil before the Lord as to enrage him.
Deuteronomy 9:25
I lay flat on the ground before the Lord for forty days and nights, for he had said he would destroy you.
Joshua 5:14
He answered, "Truly I am the commander of the Lord's army. Now I have arrived!" Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground and asked, "What does my master want to say to his servant?"
Joshua 7:6
Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening and threw dirt on their heads.
Judges 13:20
As the flame went up from the altar toward the sky, the Lord's messenger went up in it while Manoah and his wife watched. They fell facedown to the ground.
1 Chronicles 21:16
David looked up and saw the Lord's messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
Job 1:20
Then Job got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head, and then he threw himself down with his face to the ground.
Ezekiel 1:28
like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.
Daniel 8:17
So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. Then he said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision pertains to the time of the end."
Matthew 2:11
As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Romans 4:19-20
Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
Revelation 5:8
and when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders threw themselves to the ground before the Lamb. Each of them had a harp and golden bowls full of incense (which are the prayers of the saints).
Revelation 11:16
Then the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and worshiped God