Genesis 18:10

“Then he said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and look, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, and it was behind him.”
Genesis 18:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Then he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I will surelyשׁוֹבreturnאָשׁוּבto youאֵלֶיךָat this timeכָּעֵתnext year,חַיָּהand look,וְהִנֵּהSarahלְשָׂרָהyour wifeאִשְׁתֶּךָwill have a son.”בֵןSarahוְשָׂרָהwas listeningשֹׁמַעַתat the entranceפֶּתַחof the tent,הָאֹהֶלand itוְהוּאwas behind him.אַחֲרָיו

Quotation · Romans 9:9

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Paul quotes the promise of Isaac’s birth, with words from Genesis 18:10 and 18:14.

Formula: ἐπαγγελίας γὰρ ὁ λόγος οὗτος “for this is the word of promise” (Romans 9:9)

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Greek of the New Testament: ἐπαγγελίας γὰρ ὁ λόγος οὗτος Κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον ἐλεύσομαι καὶ ἔσται τῇ Σάρρᾳ υἱός

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוֹב אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ כָּעֵת חַיָּה וְהִנֵּה בֵן לְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ וְשָׂרָה שֹׁמַעַת פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְהוּא אַחֲרָיו

Septuagint (Genesis 18:10 in the Septuagint numbering): εἶρεν δέ Ἐπαναστρέφων ἥξω πρὸς σὲ κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον εἰς ὥρας, καὶ ἔξει υἱὸν Σάρρα ἡ γυνή σου. Σάρρα δὲ ἤκουσεν πρὸς τῇ θύρᾳ τῆς σκηνῆς, οὖσα ὄπισθεν αὐτοῦ.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 4 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Genesis 18:10, word by word

Then he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“I will surelyשׁוֹבshov

return

To go back to a place.

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at this timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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next yearחַיָּהchaya

life

The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.

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Sarahשָׂרָהsara

Sarah

Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".

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your wifeאִשְׁתֶּishte

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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will have a sonבֵןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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was listeningשֹׁמַעַתshomaat

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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of the tentאֹהֶלohel

tent

A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.

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Parallel passages

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Quotation · Romans 9:9

Paul quotes the promise of Isaac’s birth, with words from Genesis 18:10 and 18:14.

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Genesis 18:10

¹⁰Then he said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and look, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, and it was behind him.

Romans 9:9

⁹For this is the word of promise: At this time I will come, and Sarah will have a son.

The context

9They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He said, “Look, in the tent.”

10 · This verse (above)

11Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in days; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Read all of Genesis 18

To study Genesis 18 in a group

1. What it says
What did Abraham do when he saw the three men, and what did they announce about Sarah (vv. 2-10)?
2. What it means
What does the question “Is anything too difficult for YHWH?” teach (v. 14)?
3. How I live it
Whom can you welcome this week to your home or table with Abraham’s generosity?

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