Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:6 in other translations
| BSB | Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.” |
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| WEB | Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.” |
| ASV | And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me. |
| YLT | and Sarah saith, ‘God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.' |
| DARBY | And Sarah said,God has made me laugh: all that hear will laugh with me. |
| BBE | And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me. |
| Webster | And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. |
What does Genesis 21:6 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 21:1-8
Chapter Outline Birth of Isaac, Sarah's joy. (1-8) Ishmael mocks Isaac. (9-13) Hagar and Ishmael are cast forth, They are relieved and comforted by an angel. (14-21) Abimelech's covenant with Abraham. (22-34) Verses 1-8 Few under the Old Testament were brought into the world with such expectations as Isaac. He was in this a type of Christ, that Seed which the holy God so long promised, and holy men so long expected…
Genesis 21:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 21:6
- Psalms 126:2
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
- Isaiah 54:1
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.
- Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
- Luke 1:58
And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
- Galatians 4:27-28
For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.
- Luke 1:46-55
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. …
- Isaiah 49:21
Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
- Luke 1:14
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
- Psalms 113:9
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.
- Romans 12:15
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
- Genesis 18:12-15
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
- John 16:21-22
A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
17:17; 18:12-15; 1Sa 1:26-28; 2:1-10; Ps 113:9; 126:2; Isa 49:15,21
Isa 54:1; Lu 1:46-55; Joh 16:21,22; Ga 4:27,28; Heb 11:11
to laugh.Sarah most likely remembered the circumstance mentioned in ch. 18:12; and also the name Isaac, which implies laughter.
will laugh.
Lu 1:14,58; Ro 12:15
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Context
- Genesis 21:5
And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
- Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
- Genesis 21:7
And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
Genesis 21:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces dijo Sara: Dios me ha hecho reir, y cualquiera que lo oyere, se reirá conmigo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Sara dit: Dieu m’a donné lieu de rire; quiconque l’entendra rira avec moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Sara sprach: Gott hat mir ein Lachen bereitet; jeder, der es hört, wird mit mir lachen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Sara: Risum fecit mihi Deus: quicumque audierit, corridebit mihi. |