Genesis 18:10

Translations

Modern

Then 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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And He said, “I will surely return to you according to the time of life; and behold—a son to Sarah, your wife.” And Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, and it was behind him.

Latin

Cui dixit: Revertens veniam ad te tempore isto, vita comite, et habebit filium Sara uxor tua. Quo audito, Sara risit post ostium tabernaculi.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then 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.

Notes

Genesis 18:10

I will surely return: The Hebrew phrase is emphatic. The statement announced a certain promise and dramatic change.

Genesis 18:1–15

The Lord's visit to Abraham set the time for Isaac's birth. The three visitors were probably the Lord and two angels (see study note on 16:7). Abraham welcomed the visitors peacefully and generously, which contrasted with the chaos and corruption in Sodom (chapter 19).

Sharing a meal was important for making or confirming covenants. When God was ready to fulfill the covenant promise, he personally shared a meal with Abraham. Fellowship with God has always included a communal meal (see Exodus 24:9–11; Matthew 26:17–30 // Luke 22:7–38; Acts 2:42; 1 Corinthians 11:20–34).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Isaac Sarah God's Word at the Center Symbolic Numbers

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But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”
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So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
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Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
Genesis 17:19
But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Galatians 4:23
His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.
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Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
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Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
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And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

People

Sarah: Wife of Abraham; mother of Isaac

Glossary

Abraham Angel Annunciation Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Hebron (Place) Hospitality Mamre (Place) Patriarchs, Period of the Peter, Second Letter of Prayer Presence of God Sarah Sodom and Gomorrah

Topics

Abraham: Angels Appear To Communion: Abraham Condescension of God: Enters Into Covenant with Abraham God: Appearances of To Abraham Isaac: The Miraculous Son of Abraham Isaac: The Miraculous Son of Abraham: Prophecies Concerning Mamre: A Plain Near Hebron: Entertains Three Angels, and is Promised a Son Sarah: Also Called Sarai: Her Miraculous Conception of Isaac

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