Genesis 18 · Verse 9

Genesis 18:9

And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Genesis 18:9, King James Version

Genesis 18:9 in other translations

BSB“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked. “There, in the tent,” he replied.
WEBThey asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “There, in the tent.”
ASVAnd they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
YLTAnd they say unto him, ‘Where is Sarah thy wife?' and he saith, ‘Lo--in the tent;'
DARBYAnd they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
BBEAnd they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.
WebsterAnd they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

What does Genesis 18:9 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 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.

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Genesis 18:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
אֵׄלָׄ֔יׄוׄ'e.Lavto himH413
אַיֵּ֖ה'ai.Yehwhere?H346
שָׂרָ֣הsa.Rah[is] SarahH8283
אִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khawife yourH802
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehthere!H2009
בָאֹֽהֶל\׃va.'O.helin the tentH168

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 18:9

  • Titus 2:5

    To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

  • Genesis 24:67

    And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

  • Genesis 4:9

    And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

  • Genesis 31:33

    And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Where.
4:9
in.
24:67; 31:33; Tit 2:5

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Context

  • Genesis 18:8

    And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

  • Genesis 18:9

    And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

  • Genesis 18:10

    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.

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Genesis 18:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y le dijeron: ¿Dónde está Sara tu mujer? Y él respondió: Aquí en la tienda.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils lui dirent: Où est Sara, ta femme? Et il dit: Voici, dans la tente.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie sprachen zu ihm: Wo ist Sara, dein Weib? Und er sprach: Siehe, im Zelte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque comedissent, dixerunt ad eum: Ubi est Sara uxor tua? Ille respondit: Ecce in tabernaculo est.