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Bible in Basic English

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

New American Standard Bible

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Abraham and Sarah were old and getting on in years. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

International Standard Version

Now Sarah was listening at the tent entrance behind him. Abraham and Sarah were old really old and Sarah was beyond the age of childbearing.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in years; she was past [the age of] childbearing.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Abraham and Sarah were old, being gone in days; the way according to women ceased to be to Sarah.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old, {advanced in age}; {the way of women} had ceased to be for Sarah.

Modern King James verseion

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, far gone in days, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Abraham and Sara were both old and well stricken in age, and it ceased to be with Sara after the manner as it is with wives.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

But Abraham and Sarah, were old, far gone in days, - it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
H85
אברהם 
'Abraham 
Usage: 175

and Sarah
שׂרה 
Sarah 
Usage: 38

זקן 
Zaqen 
Usage: 178


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

in age
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

to be with Sarah
שׂרה 
Sarah 
Usage: 38

ארח 
'orach 
Usage: 59

References

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Context Readings

Isaac's Birth Promised

10 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. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth. 12 And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

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?

Hebrews 11:11-12

And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;

Genesis 17:24

Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he underwent circumcision.

Genesis 31:35

And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry because I do not get up before you, for I am in the common condition of women. And with all his searching, he did not come across the images.

Leviticus 15:19

And if a woman has a flow of blood from her body, she will have to be kept separate for seven days, and anyone touching her will be unclean till evening.

Luke 1:7

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

Luke 1:18

And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

Luke 1:36

Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.

Romans 4:18-21

Who without reason for hope, in faith went on hoping, so that he became the father of a number of nations, as it had been said, So will your seed be.

Hebrews 11:19

Judging that God was able to give life even to the dead; and because of this he did get him back as if from death.

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