Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then they asked him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" He replied, "There, in the tent."
New American Standard Bible
Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “There, in the tent.”
King James Version
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Holman Bible
“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him.
“There, in the tent,” he answered.
International Standard Version
The men asked him, "Where is your wife Sarah?" "There, in the tent," he replied.
A Conservative Version
And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
American Standard Version
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Amplified
Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “There, in the tent.”
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.
Darby Translation
And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? and he will say, Behold, in the tent.
King James 2000
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said to him, "Where [is] Sarah your wife?" And he said, "Here, in the tent."
Modern King James verseion
And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said unto him, "Where is Sara, thy wife?" And he said, "In the tent."
New Heart English Bible
They said to him, "Where is Sarah, your wife? He said, "See, in the tent."
The Emphasized Bible
And they said unto him, As to Sarah thy wife -- And he said Lo! she is in the tent.
Webster
And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
World English Bible
They asked him, "Where is Sarah, your wife?" He said, "See, in the tent."
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say unto him, 'Where is Sarah thy wife?' and he saith, 'Lo -- in the tent;'
Themes
Condescension of God » Enters into covenant with abraham
the Diet of the jews » Men and women did not partake of, together
Food » Articles of » Men and women did not partake together
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham
Mamre » A plain near hebron » Entertains three angels, and is promised a son
Sarah » Also called sarai » Her miraculous conception of isaac
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 18:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Isaac's Birth Promised
8 Abraham then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food before them. They ate while he was standing near them under a tree. 9 Then they asked him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" He replied, "There, in the tent." 10 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.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 24:67
Then Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent. He took her as his wife and loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
Genesis 4:9
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" And he replied, "I don't know! Am I my brother's guardian?"
Genesis 31:33
So Laban entered Jacob's tent, and Leah's tent, and the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find the idols. Then he left Leah's tent and entered Rachel's.
Titus 2:5
to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message of God may not be discredited.