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Genesis 18:12
Sarah Laughs at the Promise
11And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.12So 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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Berean Standard Bible
So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
American Standard Version (1901)
And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Bible in Basic English
And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?
Douay-Rheims 1899
And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure?
Free Bible Version
Sarah was laughing inside, saying to herself, “Now that I'm old and worn out, how would I experience pleasure? My husband is old too!”
Geneva Bible 1599
Therefore Sarah laughed within her selfe, saying, After I am waxed olde, and my lord also, shall I haue lust?
King James (Authorized) Version
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
One Unity Resource Bible
Sarah [Princess] laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
Plain English Version
so when she heard him say that, she laughed quietly and said to herself, “I am too old and worn out to have a baby, and my good boss, my husband, he is old too. If I had a baby, I would be really happy. But I’m too old for that now.”
Translation for Translators
So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “My body is worn out, and my husband is old. So how can I have the pleasure of having a child?” [RHQ]
Unlocked Literal Bible
So Sarah laughed to herself, saying to herself, “After I am worn-out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
Noah Webster Bible
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
World English Bible
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, “After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
Young's Literal Translation
and Abraham and Sarah [are] aged, entering into days — the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;