Genesis 18:10
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
KJV
Cui dixit : Revertens veniam ad te tempore isto, vita comite, et habebit filium Sara uxor tua. Quo audito, Sara risit post ostium tabernaculi.
Vulgate
εἶπεν δέ Ἐπαναστρέφων ἣξω πρὸς σὲ κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον εἰς ὣρας, καὶ ἕξει υἱὸν Σάρρα ἡ γυνή σου. Σάρρα δὲ ἤκουσεν πρὸς τῇ θύρᾳ τῆς σκηνῆς, οὖσα ὄπισθεν αὐτοῦ.
LXX
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר שׁ֣וֹב אָשׁ֤וּב אֵלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ כָּ/עֵ֣ת חַיָּ֔ה וְ/הִנֵּה בֵ֖ן לְ/שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתֶּ֑/ךָ וְ/שָׂרָ֥ה שֹׁמַ֛עַת פֶּ֥תַח הָ/אֹ֖הֶל וְ/ה֥וּא אַחֲרָֽי/ו
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14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֹ֣הֶל
'hl
noun · 344×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
ו
v
noun · 717×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
עֵ֣ת
't
verb · 293×
פֶּ֖תַח
ptch
noun · 162×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
שָׂרָ֖ה
shrh
proper_noun · 38×
Intertextual echoes
Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.
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Rom 9:9 · adapted"For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son."Genesis: at the appointed time Sarah shall have a son — Paul on promise
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Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 3 passages
§489Throughout the Old Covenant the mission of many holy women prepared for that of Mary. At the very beginning there was Eve; despite her disobedience, she receives the promise of a posterity that will be victorious over the evil one, as well as the promise that she will be the mother of all the living.128 By virtue of this promise, Sarah conceives a son in spite of her old age.12…
§706Against all human hope, God promises descendants to Abraham, as the fruit of faith and of the power of the Holy Spirit.68 In Abraham's progeny all the nations of the earth will be blessed. This progeny will be Christ himself,69 in whom the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will "gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad."70 God commits himself by his own solemn o…
§2571Because Abraham believed in God and walked in his presence and in covenant with him,10 The patriarch is ready to welcome a mysterious Guest into his tent. Abraham's remarkable hospitality at Mamre foreshadows the annunciation of the true Son of the promise.11 After that, once God had confided his plan, Abraham's heart is attuned to his Lord's compassion for men and he dares to …
Cross-references
- 2Kgs 4:14 — And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
- 2Kgs 4:16 — And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
- 2Kgs 4:16 — And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
- Gal 4:23 — But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
- Gal 4:23 — But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
- Gal 4:28 — Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
- Gen 16:2 — And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai
- Gen 16:10 — And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
- Gen 17:16 — And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
- Gen 17:19 — And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
- Gen 17:19 — And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
- Gen 17:21 — But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
- Gen 17:21 — But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
- Gen 18:13 — And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
- Gen 18:14 — Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
- Gen 21:1 — And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
- Gen 21:2 — For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
- Gen 21:2 — For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
- Gen 22:15 — And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
- Gen 24:36 — And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
- Gen 26:2 — And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
- Judg 13:3 — And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
- Luke 1:13 — But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
- Matt 1:21 — And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
- Rom 9:8 — That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
- Rom 9:9 — For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.