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Genesis 21

Gen. 21:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Sarah
Sarah (Hebrew #8283)
Sarah, Abraham's wife
KJV usage: Sarah.
Pronounce: saw-raw'
Origin: the same as 8282
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
hath made
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
me to laugh
tschoq (Hebrew #6712)
laughter (in pleasure or derision)
KJV usage: laugh(-ed to scorn).
Pronounce: tsekh-oke'
Origin: from 6711
i, so that all that hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
will laugh
tsachaq (Hebrew #6711)
to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport
KJV usage: laugh, mock, play, make sport.
Pronounce: tsaw-khak'
Origin: a primitive root
with me.
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Psa. 126:2• 2Then will be filled our mouth with laughter,{HR}And our tongue with rejoicing;{HR}Then shall they say among the nations,{HR}Jehovah will have done great things to (with) them. (Psa. 126:2)
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Isa. 54:1• 1Exult, thou barren, [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and shout aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah. (Isa. 54:1)

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Sarah; Sarai; Sara

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Gen. 17:17• 17And 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? (Gen. 17:17)
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Gen. 18:12‑15• 12And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am become old, shall I have pleasure, and my lord old?
 13And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
 14Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
 15And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. (Gen. 18:12‑15)
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1 Sam. 1:26‑28• 26And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah.
 27For this child I prayed; and Jehovah hath given me my petition which I asked of him.
 28Therefore also I have lent him to Jehovah; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to Jehovah. And he worshipped Jehovah there. (1 Sam. 1:26‑28)
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1 Sam. 2:1‑10• 1And Hannah prayed, and said,{HR}My heart rejoiceth in Jehovah,{HR}Mine horn is exalted in Jehovah:{HR}My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;{HR}Because I rejoice in thy salvation.
 2There is none holy as Jehovah:{HR}For there is none beside thee:{HR}Neither is there any rock like our God.
 3Talk no more so exceeding proudly;{HR}Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth:{HR}For Jehovah is a God of knowledge,{HR}And by him actions are weighed.
 4The bows of the mighty men are broken,{HR}And they that stumbled are girded with strength.
 5They that were full have hired out themselves for bread;{HR}And they that were hungry ceased:{HR}So that the barren hath born seven:{HR}And she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
 6Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive:{HR}He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
 7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich:{HR}He bringeth low, and lifteth up.
 8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,{HR}And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill,{HR}To set them among princes,{HR}And to make them inherit the throne of glory:{HR}For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's,{HR}And He hath set the world upon them.
 9He will keep the feet of his saints,{HR}And the wicked shall be silent in darkness;{HR}For by strength shall no man prevail.
 10The adversaries of Jehovah shall be broken to pieces;{HR}Out of heaven shall He thunder upon them:{HR}Jehovah shall judge the ends of the earth;{HR}And He shall give strength unto his king,{HR}And exalt the horn of His anointed. (1 Sam. 2:1‑10)
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Psa. 113:9• 9He maketh a barren one to dwell [in] the house{HR}Glad mother of its sons.{HR}Praise ye Jah. (Psa. 113:9)
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Psa. 126:2• 2Then will be filled our mouth with laughter,{HR}And our tongue with rejoicing;{HR}Then shall they say among the nations,{HR}Jehovah will have done great things to (with) them. (Psa. 126:2)
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Isa. 49:15,21• 15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
 21And thou shalt say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these (seeing I had lost my children, and was desolate, a captive, and driven to and fro)? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where [were] they? (Isa. 49:15,21)
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Isa. 54:1• 1Exult, thou barren, [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and shout aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah. (Isa. 54:1)
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Luke 1:46‑55• 46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
 47and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
 48For he hath looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
 49For the Mighty One hath done to me great things; and holy [is] his name,
 50and his mercy is to generations and generations to them that fear him.
 51He hath wrought strength with his arm; he hath scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.
 52He hath put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.
 53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and sent the rich empty away.
 54He hath helped Israel, his servant, in order to remember mercy;
 55as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever. (Luke 1:46‑55)
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John 16:21‑22• 21The woman, when she bringeth forth, hath grief because her hour is come; but when she shall give birth to the child, she no longer remembereth the affliction for the joy that a man was born into the world.
 22And ye therefore now have grief, but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh from you. (John 16:21‑22)
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Gal. 4:27‑28• 27for it is written, “Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break out and cry, thou that travailest not; for the children of the desolate are many more than of her that hath the husband.”
 28But we, brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise. (Gal. 4:27‑28)
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Heb. 11:11• 11By faith also Sarah herself received power for deposition of seed even beyond season of age, since she counted faithful him that promised. (Heb. 11:11)
to laugh.Sarah most likely remembered the circumstance mentioned in ch. 18:12; and also the name Isaac, which implies laughter.will laugh.
Luke 1:14,58• 14And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing: and many shall rejoice at his birth.
 58And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard how [the] Lord had magnified his mercy with her; and they rejoiced with her. (Luke 1:14,58)
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Rom. 12:15• 15Rejoice with those that rejoice, and weep with those that weep. (Rom. 12:15)
• All is triumph when God is allowed to show Himself. (“Genesis 21” by C.H. Mackintosh)
• Time was when her laughter was the expression of her unbelief; now it was the overflow of the joy of her heart. (“The Birth of the Heir: Genesis 21” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Sarah said, God has made me laugh: all that hear will laugh withc me.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "on account of."

W. Kelly Translation

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And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.