Genesis 18:15 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Because she was afraid, Sarah denied that she had laughed. But the LORD said, "Yes, you did laugh."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

ASV:

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

BBE:

Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughing.

DBY:

And Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but thou didst laugh.

ERV:

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

JPS:

Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid. And He said: 'Nay; but thou didst laugh.'

WBS:

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

WEB:

Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."

YLT:

And Sarah denieth, saying, 'I did not laugh;' for she hath been afraid; and He saith, 'Nay, but thou didst laugh.'

Genesis 18:15 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 18:14 "Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son."

Genesis 18:16 Then the men rose up from there, and looked down toward Sodom; and Abraham was walking with them to send them off. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

18:9-15 Where is Sarah thy wife? was asked. Note the answer, In the tent. Just at hand, in her proper place, occupied in her household concerns. There is nothing got by gadding. Those are most likely to receive comfort from God and his promises, who are in their proper place, and in the way of their duty, Lu 2:8. We are slow of heart to believe, and need line upon line to the same purport. The blessings others have from common providence, believers have from the Divine promise, which makes them very sweet, and very sure. The spiritual seed of Abraham owe their life, and joy, and hope, and all, to the promise. Sarah thinks this too good news to be true; she laughed, and therefore cannot as yet find in her heart to believe it. Sarah laughed. We might not have thought there was a difference between Sarah's laughter and Abraham's, ch. 17:17; but He who searches the heart, saw that the one sprung from unbelief, and the other from faith. She denied that she had laughed. One sin commonly brings in another, and it is not likely we shall strictly keep to truth, when we question the Divine truth. But whom the Lord loves he will rebuke, convict, silence, and bring to repentance, and if they sin before him.

CONC:

Afraid Denied Denieth Didn't Fear Full However Laugh Laughed Laughing Lied Nay Sarah Saying Yes

Afraid Denied Denieth Fear Full However Laugh Laughing Sarah

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