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Genesis 18:13
New English Translation
Genesis 18:13
New English Translation
13 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why[a] did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really[b] have a child when I am old?’
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- Genesis 18:13 tn Heb “Why, this?” The demonstrative pronoun following the interrogative pronoun is enclitic, emphasizing the Lord’s amazement: “Why on earth did Sarah laugh?”
- Genesis 18:13 tn The Hebrew construction uses both הַאַף (haʾaf) and אֻמְנָם (ʾumnam): “Indeed, truly, will I have a child?”
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