Genesis 18:11
New International Version
Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.

New Living Translation
Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children.

English Standard Version
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah.

Berean Standard Bible
And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

King James Bible
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

New King James Version
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

New American Standard Bible
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing.

NASB 1995
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing.

NASB 1977
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing.

Amplified Bible
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in years; she was past [the age of] childbearing.

Christian Standard Bible
Abraham and Sarah were old and getting on in years. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abraham and Sarah were old and getting on in years. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

American Standard Version
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Abraham and Sara were old and they had advanced in years; the way of women had departed from Sara.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha.

Contemporary English Version
Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was well past the age for having children.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now they were both old, and far advanced in years, and it had ceased to be with Sara after the manner of women.

English Revised Version
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abraham and Sarah were old. Sarah was past the age of childbearing.

Good News Translation
Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah had stopped having her monthly periods.

International Standard Version
Abraham and Sarah were old—really old —and Sarah was beyond the age of childbearing.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.--

Literal Standard Version
and Abraham and Sarah [are] aged, entering into days—the way of women has ceased to be to Sarah;

Majority Standard Bible
And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

New American Bible
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years, and Sarah had stopped having her menstrual periods.

NET Bible
Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.)

New Revised Standard Version
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

New Heart English Bible
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah was past the age of childbearing.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and far advanced in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

World English Bible
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

Young's Literal Translation
And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Sarah Laughs at the Promise
10Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent. 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?”…

Cross References
Romans 4:19
Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah's womb.

Hebrews 11:11
By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.

Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, "Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?"

Genesis 21:7
She added, "Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."

Genesis 24:1
By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.


Treasury of Scripture

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

old.

Genesis 17:17,24
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? …

Luke 1:7,18,36
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years…

Romans 4:18-21
Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be…

the.

Genesis 31:35
And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

Leviticus 15:19
And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.

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Genesis 18
1. The Lord appears to Abraham, who entertains angels.
9. Sarah is reproved for laughing at the promise of a son.
16. The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham.
23. Abraham makes intercession for its inhabitants.














Verse 11. - Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age. Literally, gone into days, i.e. into years. This was the first natural impediment to the accomplishment of Jehovah's premise; the second was peculiar to Sarah. And it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women (vide Leviticus 15:19, 25).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And Abraham
וְאַבְרָהָ֤ם (wə·’aḇ·rā·hām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

and Sarah
וְשָׂרָה֙ (wə·śā·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8283: Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham

were already old
זְקֵנִ֔ים (zə·qê·nîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2205: Old

and well along
בָּאִ֖ים (bā·’îm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

in years.
בַּיָּמִ֑ים (bay·yā·mîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

Sarah
לְשָׂרָ֔ה (lə·śā·rāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8283: Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham

had passed
חָדַל֙ (ḥā·ḏal)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

the age of childbearing.
אֹ֖רַח (’ō·raḥ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravan


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