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All who hear about this will laugh with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, <i>so that</i> all that hear will laugh with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, <i>and</i> all who hear will laugh with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Sarah said, &#8220God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Sarah said, “God has made me laugh; all who hear [about our good news] will laugh with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears will laugh with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Sarah said, &#8220God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears will laugh with me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. And now everyone will laugh with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Sarah said, "God has brought me joy and laughter. Everyone who hears about it will laugh with me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Sarah had said, "God has caused me to laugh, and all who hear about it will laugh with me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Sarah said, ?God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Sarah says, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who is hearing laughs for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Sarah saith, 'God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Sarah will say, God made me laugh; all hearing will laugh with me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Sarah said: “God has brought laughter to me. Whoever will hear of it will laugh with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Sarah then said, “God has given me cause to laugh, and all who hear of it will laugh with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Sarah said, “God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Sarah said, God has made me to rejoice today exceedingly; everyone that hears the news will rejoice with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Sara said, “God has made great joy for me today. Everyone who hears will rejoice with me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Sarah said: 'God hath made laughter for me; every one that heareth will laugh on account of me.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/21-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4572" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm">The Birth of Isaac</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8283.htm" title="8283: śā·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Princess, a wife of Abraham. The same as sarah; Sarah, Abraham's wife.">Then Sarah</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">“God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">has made</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/6712.htm" title="6712: ṣə·ḥōq (N-ms) -- Laughter. From tsachaq; laughter.">laugh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: haš·šō·mê·a‘ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">who hears of this</a> <a href="/hebrew/6711.htm" title="6711: yiṣ·ḥaq- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To laugh. A primitive root; to laugh outright; by implication, to sport.">will laugh</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">with me.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12-15</a></span><br />So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” / And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’ / Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-58.htm">Luke 1:58</a></span><br />Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-2.htm">Psalm 126:2</a></span><br />Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-19.htm">Romans 4:19-21</a></span><br />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. / Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-27.htm">Galatians 4:27</a></span><br />For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1</a></span><br />“Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-14.htm">Luke 1:14</a></span><br />He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a></span><br />A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/8-21.htm">Job 8:21</a></span><br />He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-9.htm">Romans 9:9</a></span><br />For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">1 Samuel 2:1</a></span><br />At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-21.htm">Luke 6:21</a></span><br />Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/113-9.htm">Psalm 113:9</a></span><br />He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-8</a></span><br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. / Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Sarah said, God has made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.</p><p class="hdg">God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-17.htm">Genesis 17:17</a></b></br> Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall <i>a child</i> be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12-15</a></b></br> Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/1-26.htm">1 Samuel 1:26-28</a></b></br> And she said, Oh my lord, <i>as</i> thy soul liveth, my lord, I <i>am</i> the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">to laugh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12</a></b></br> Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?</p><p class="hdg">will laugh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-14.htm">Luke 1:14,58</a></b></br> And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/12-15.htm">Romans 12:15</a></b></br> Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Account</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/4-23.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/genesis/20-8.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/revelation/22-18.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/genesis/18-15.htm">Laugh</a> <a href="/genesis/18-13.htm">Laugheth</a> <a href="/genesis/9-22.htm">News</a> <a href="/genesis/21-3.htm">Sarah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/21-11.htm">Account</a> <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/21-26.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/genesis/23-10.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/exodus/16-7.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/job/5-22.htm">Laugh</a> <a href="/psalms/37-13.htm">Laugheth</a> <a href="/genesis/22-20.htm">News</a> <a href="/genesis/21-7.htm">Sarah</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Isaac is born, and circumcised.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-6.htm">Sarah's joy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Isaac is weaned.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-9.htm">Hagar and Ishmael sent away.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Hagar in distress.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">The angel relieves and comforts her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-23.htm">Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beersheba.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Sarah said,</b><br>This phrase marks a significant moment in Sarah's life, as she speaks after the fulfillment of God's promise to her and Abraham. Sarah, who had been barren for many years, now experiences the joy of motherhood. Her words reflect a personal testimony of God's faithfulness. In the broader biblical narrative, Sarah's voice here is important as it highlights the fulfillment of God's covenant promise to Abraham, which is central to the unfolding story of Israel.<p><b>“God has made me laugh,</b><br>The laughter here is one of joy and amazement, contrasting with Sarah's earlier laughter of doubt in <a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12</a> when she first heard the promise of a son. This transformation from doubt to joy underscores the theme of God's power to bring about the impossible. The name Isaac, which means "he laughs," is a direct reflection of this moment, symbolizing the joy and fulfillment of God's promise. This laughter can also be seen as a type of the joy that comes with the fulfillment of God's promises in Christ, who brings ultimate joy and salvation.<p><b>and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”</b><br>Sarah anticipates that her joy will be shared by others, indicating the communal nature of God's blessings. This reflects the broader biblical theme that God's work in the lives of individuals often has implications for the community. The laughter of others can be seen as a recognition of God's miraculous intervention. This communal joy prefigures the joy of the nations in the New Testament, where the good news of Jesus Christ is shared and celebrated by all who hear it. The laughter also serves as a testimony to God's faithfulness and power, encouraging others to trust in His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah</a></b><br>The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Her laughter signifies joy and fulfillment of God's promise.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The son of Abraham and Sarah, whose name means "he laughs," reflecting the joy and surprise of his birth.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, who received God's promise of a son in his old age.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine being who fulfills His promise to Abraham and Sarah, demonstrating His faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_birth_of_isaac.htm">The Birth of Isaac</a></b><br>A miraculous event, as Sarah bore a child in her old age, fulfilling God's promise to Abraham.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's promises are sure, even when they seem impossible by human standards. Sarah's laughter is a testament to God's faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/joy_in_fulfillment.htm">Joy in Fulfillment</a></b><br>The fulfillment of God's promises brings joy not only to the individual but also to the community. Sarah's laughter invites others to share in her joy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_of_doubt.htm">Transformation of Doubt</a></b><br>Initial doubt can be transformed into joy and faith. Sarah's journey from skepticism to laughter is a powerful example.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_timing.htm">The Power of God's Timing</a></b><br>God's timing is perfect. Isaac's birth at the appointed time demonstrates that God's plans unfold according to His divine schedule.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_of_believers.htm">Community of Believers</a></b><br>The shared laughter signifies the importance of community in celebrating God's work. Believers are encouraged to rejoice with those who rejoice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_laughter's_value_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about the value of laughter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_lucifer's_fall.htm">What does the Bible say about the value of laughter?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_biblical_woman_shows_faith,_strength.htm">Who exemplifies faith and strength among biblical women?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_laughter_bring_joy_to_the_heart.htm">Does laughter bring joy to the heart?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6, 7) <span class= "bld">God hath made me to laugh.</span>--Sarah's laugh was one of mingled emotions. Joy was uppermost in her mind, but women do not laugh for joy at the birth of a child. Doubtless she called to mind the feelings with which she listened to the announcement of her bearing a son, made by those whom she then regarded as mere passing wayfarers (<a href="/genesis/18-12.htm" title="Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?">Genesis 18:12</a>), but whom she had now long known to be the messengers of God. And still the event seemed to her marvellous and astonishing, so that "all that hear," she said, "will laugh with me"--Heb., <span class= "ital">for me, </span>or <span class= "ital">over me</span>--not "will ridicule me," but will be merry at the thought of an old woman of ninety having a son. Deeper feelings would come afterwards, and the acknowledgment that that which was contrary to nature was wrought by Him whom nature must obey; but surprise is uppermost in the little poem in which Sarah gives utterance to her first feelings:--<p>Who would have said unto Abraham<p>Sarah suckleth sons?<p>For I have borne a son to his old age.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Sarah said,</span> - the spiritual elevation of her soul being indicated by the poetical form of her speech. Differing from Mary s magnificat in having been uttered after, and not before, the birth of the promised seed, the anthem of Sarah was obviously designed as a prelude to that loftier song of the Virgin (cf. <a href="/luke/1-46.htm">Luke 1:46</a>). It consists of two sentences, the first containing two, and the second three lines - <span class="cmt_word">God hath made me to laugh.</span> Or, retaining the order of the Hebrew, <span class="accented">To laugh hath made me Elohim</span>; the emphatic position of <span class="hebrew">צְחֹק</span>, containing an allusion to the name Isaac, probably indicating that Sarah's laughter was of a different character now from what it had previously been (<a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12</a>); and her ascription of it to Elohim intimating that him whom she formerly mistook for a traveler she now recognized to be Divine ('Speaker's Commentary'). <span class="cmt_word">So that</span> <span class="cmt_word">all that hear me will laugh with me.</span> Not, will laugh at me, <span class="accented">deridebit me</span> (Peele), a sense the words will bear (Rosenmüller, 'Speaker's Commentary'), though in the instances adduced (<a href="/job/5-22.htm">Job 5:22</a>; <a href="/job/39-7.htm">Job 39:7, 18, 22</a>) <span class="hebrew">צָחַק לְ</span> rather conveys the idea of despising difficulties (Kalisch); but, will laugh with me, <span class="greek">συγχαρεῖταί μου</span>, <span class="accented">congaudebit mihi</span> (LXX., Vulgate, Targums, Calvin, Dathe, Keil). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/21-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Sarah</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8283.htm">Strong's 8283: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has made</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֥שָׂה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">laugh,</span><br /><span class="heb">צְחֹ֕ק</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḥōq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6712.htm">Strong's 6712: </a> </span><span class="str2">Laughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and everyone</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who hears of this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šō·mê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will laugh with me.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽצְחַק־</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·ḥaq-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6711.htm">Strong's 6711: </a> </span><span class="str2">To laugh outright, to sport</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/21-6.htm">OT Law: Genesis 21:6 Sarah said God has made me laugh (Gen. 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