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Genesis 18:12 Interlinear

“laughed Therefore Sarah within herself saying After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure my lord being old also”

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Genesis 18 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַתִּצְחַ֥ק	H6711	laughed	to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport
2	שָׂרָ֖ה	H8283	Therefore Sarah	sarah, abraham's wife
3	בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ	H7130	within herself	properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
4	לֵאמֹ֑ר	H559	saying	to say (used with great latitude)
5	אַֽחֲרֵ֤י	H310	After	properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
6	בְלֹתִי֙	H1086	I am waxed old	to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)
7	הָֽיְתָה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
8	לִּ֣י	H0
9	עֶדְנָ֔ה	H5730	shall I have pleasure	pleasure
10	וַֽאדֹנִ֖י	H113	my lord	sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)
11	זָקֵֽן׃	H2204	being old also	to be old

Genesis 18:12 (current)laughed Therefore Sarah within herself saying After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure my lord being old also