Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abraham falleth upon his face, and laugheth, and saith in his heart, 'To the son of an hundred years is one born? or doth Sarah -- daughter of ninety years -- bear?'
New American Standard Bible
Then Abraham
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed
International Standard Version
Abraham fell to the ground, laughed, and told himself, "Can a child be born to a 100-year-old man? Can a 90-year-old Sarah give birth?"
A Conservative Version
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?
American Standard Version
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Amplified
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
Bible in Basic English
Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?
Darby Translation
And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?
Julia Smith Translation
And Abraham will fall upon his face and laugh, and will say in his heart, Shall there be born to the son of a hundred years? and shall Sarah the daughter of ninety years, bring forth?
King James 2000
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed. And he said in his heart, "{Can a child be born to a man a hundred years old}, or {can Sarah bear a child at ninety}?"
Modern King James verseion
And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? And shall Sara, that is ninety years old, bear?"
NET Bible
Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, "Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"
New Heart English Bible
Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"
The Emphasized Bible
And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, - and said in his heart To one a hundred years old, shall a child be born? And shall even Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?
Webster
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?
World English Bible
Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"
Themes
Barrenness » Miraculously removed, instances of » Sarai
Children » Sometimes born when parents were old
Covenant » Instances of » Abraham
Covenant » The covenant with abraham
Distrust » Of religious men » Abraham, when promised a child in old age
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Prophecies concerning
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham
Miracles » Catalogue of » The conception of isaac
Sarah » Also called sarai » Her miraculous conception of isaac
Scepticism » Of religious men » Abraham, when promised a child in old age
Unbelief » Of religious men » Abraham, when promised a child in old age
Interlinear
Naphal
Paniym
Leb
Yalad
me'ah
Shaneh (in pl. only),
שׁנה שׁנה
Shaneh (in pl. only),
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 17:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abram And Circumcision, The Sign Of The Covenant
16 and I have blessed her, and have also given to thee a son from her; and I have blessed her, and she hath become nations -- kings of peoples are from her.' 17 And Abraham falleth upon his face, and laugheth, and saith in his heart, 'To the son of an hundred years is one born? or doth Sarah -- daughter of ninety years -- bear?' 18 And Abraham saith unto God, 'O that Ishmael may live before Thee;'
Cross References
Genesis 21:6
and Sarah saith, 'God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.'
Genesis 17:3
And Abram falleth upon his face, and God speaketh with him, saying,
Genesis 18:12
and Abraham and Sarah are aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;
John 8:56
Abraham, your father, was glad that he might see my day; and he saw, and did rejoice.'
Leviticus 9:24
and fire cometh out from before Jehovah, and consumeth on the altar the burnt-offering, and the fat; and all the people see, and cry aloud, and fall on their faces.
Numbers 14:5
And Moses falleth -- Aaron also -- on their faces, before all the assembly of the company of the sons of Israel.
Numbers 16:22
and they fall on their faces, and say, 'God, God of the spirits of all flesh -- the one man sinneth, and against all the company Thou art wroth!'
Numbers 16:45
'Get you up from the midst of this company, and I consume them in a moment;' and they fall on their faces,
Deuteronomy 9:18
and I throw myself before Jehovah, as at first, forty days and forty nights; bread I have not eaten, and water I have not drunk, because of all your sins which ye have sinned, by doing the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to make Him angry.
Deuteronomy 9:25
And I throw myself before Jehovah, the forty days and the forty nights, as I had thrown myself, for Jehovah hath said -- to destroy you;
Joshua 5:14
And He saith, 'No, for I am Prince of Jehovah's host; now I have come;' and Joshua falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith to Him, 'What is my Lord speaking unto His servant?'
Joshua 7:6
And Joshua rendeth his garments, and falleth on his face to the earth before the ark of Jehovah till the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they cause dust to go up on their head.
Judges 13:20
and it cometh to pass, in the going up of the flame from off the altar toward the heavens, that the messenger of Jehovah goeth up in the flame of the altar, and Manoah and his wife are looking on, and they fall on their faces to the earth,
1 Chronicles 21:16
and David lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the messenger of Jehovah standing between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem, and David falleth, and the elders, covered with sackcloth, on their faces.
Job 1:20
And Job riseth, and rendeth his robe, and shaveth his head, and falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance,
Ezekiel 1:28
As the appearance of the bow that is in a cloud in a day of rain, so is the appearance of the brightness round about.
Daniel 8:17
And he cometh in near my station, and at his coming in I have been afraid, and I fall on my face, and he saith unto me: Understand, son of man, for at the time of the end is the vision.
Matthew 2:11
and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,
Romans 4:19-20
and not having been weak in the faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead, (being about a hundred years old,) and the deadness of Sarah's womb,
Revelation 5:8
And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each one harps and golden vials full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints,
Revelation 11:16
and the twenty and four elders, who before God are sitting upon their thrones, did fall upon their faces, and did bow before God,