Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?” New Living Translation Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?” English Standard Version Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” Berean Standard Bible Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?” King James Bible 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? New King James Version Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” New American Standard Bible Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to a man a hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth to a child?” NASB 1995 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” NASB 1977 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” Legacy Standard Bible Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart, “Will a son be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a son?” Amplified Bible Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” Christian Standard Bible Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, give birth? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, give birth?” American Standard Version Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmayl may live before you!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abraam fell upon his face, and laughed; and spoke in his heart, saying, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarrha who is ninety years old, bear? Contemporary English Version Abraham bowed with his face to the ground and thought, "I am almost 100 years old. How can I become a father? And Sarah is 90. How can she have a child?" So he started laughing. Douay-Rheims Bible Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth? English Revised Version 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? GOD'S WORD® Translation Immediately, Abraham bowed with his face touching the ground. He laughed as he thought to himself, "Can a son be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, have a child?" Good News Translation Abraham bowed down with his face touching the ground, but he began to laugh when he thought, "Can a man have a child when he is a hundred years old? Can Sarah have a child at ninety?" International Standard Version Abraham fell to the ground, laughed, and told himself, "Can a child be born to a 100-year-old man? Can a 90-year-old Sarah give birth?" JPS Tanakh 1917 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart: 'Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?' Literal Standard Version And Abraham falls on his face, and laughs, and says in his heart, “Is one born to the son of one hundred years? Or does Sarah—daughter of ninety years—bear?” Majority Standard Bible Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?” New American Bible Abraham fell face down and laughed as he said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at ninety?” NET Bible Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, "Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?" New Revised Standard Version Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” New Heart English Bible Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?" Webster's Bible Translation Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear? World English Bible Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?” Young's Literal Translation And Abraham falleth upon his face, and laugheth, and saith in his heart, 'To the son of an hundred years is one born? or doth Sarah -- daughter of ninety years -- bear?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Covenant of Circumcision…16And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.” 17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?” 18And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”… Cross References Luke 1:18 "How can I be sure of this?" Zechariah asked the angel. "I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years." Romans 4:19 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. Genesis 17:3 Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, Genesis 17:18 And Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!" Genesis 18:11 And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. Genesis 18:12 So she laughed to herself, saying, "After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?" Genesis 21:5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. Treasury of Scripture Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? fell. Genesis 17:3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, Leviticus 9:24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. Numbers 14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. laughed. Genesis 18:12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? Genesis 21:6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Jump to Previous Abraham Age Bear Birth Born Child Daughter Face Facedown Fell Heart Hundred Laughed Ninety SarahJump to Next Abraham Age Bear Birth Born Child Daughter Face Facedown Fell Heart Hundred Laughed Ninety SarahGenesis 17 1. God renews the covenant with Abram, 5. and changes his name to Abraham, in token of a greater blessing. 9. Circumcision is instituted. 15. Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and she is blessed. 17. Isaac is promised, and the time of his birth fixed. 23. Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised. (17) Abraham . . . laughed.--The Jewish interpreters regard Abraham's laugh as one of joy, and Sarah's (Genesis 18:12) as one of unbelief. We may, however, well doubt whether there really was this difference between them; but our Lord confirms the View that joy was uppermost in Abraham's heart (John 8:56). Still with belief there was surprise, and the feeling that what was promised was so strange as to be well-nigh incredible. One who was ready to sacrifice his only son at God's word (Hebrews 11:19) would not be staggered by this strangeness, and yet the thought of Sarah's bearing a child at the age of ninety might easily present itself to his mind in a ludicrous aspect. As for Sarah, there is no proof that at the time when she laughed she knew or even suspected that the three travellers were more than men. She overheard their conversation, and laughed, imagining perhaps that they did not know how old she was. Really, the idea brought out by this double laughter is that Isaac's birth was contrary to nature.Verse 17. - Then Abraham fell upon his face (vide Ver. 3), and laughed. וַיּצְחָק from צָחַק, to laugh. Cf. καχάζω καγχάζω, cachin-nor, German, kichern; καὶ ἀγέλασε (LXX.); rejoiced (Onkelos); marveled (Jerome, Targums); laughed for joy (Arabic version, Augustine, Calvin, Delitzsch, Keil, Murphy, et alii); not a smile of incredulity (Jerome, Chrysostom) or of diffidence (Kalisch), as partitionists assert in order to produce a contradiction between the Elohist and Jehovist of Genesis 15. And said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is (literally, to the son of) an hundred years old? A suggestion of natural reason which was overruled by faith (Calvin, Wordsworth), though better regarded as the exclamation of holy wonder, or as an illustration of believing not for joy (Inglis; cf. Luke 24:41). And shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? Yes. What reason declared impossible was possible to faith. "He considered not the deadness of Sarah s womb" (Romans 4:19). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation fell facedown. וַיִּפֹּ֧ל (way·yip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie Then he laughed וַיִּצְחָ֑ק (way·yiṣ·ḥāq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6711: To laugh outright, to sport and said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to himself, בְּלִבּ֗וֹ (bə·lib·bōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre “Can a child be born יִוָּלֵ֔ד (yiw·wā·lêḏ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage to a man who is הַלְּבֶ֤ן (hal·lə·ḇen) Article, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son a hundred מֵאָֽה־ (mê·’āh-) Number - feminine singular Strong's 3967: A hundred years old? שָׁנָה֙ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year Can Sarah שָׂרָ֔ה (śā·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8283: Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham give birth תֵּלֵֽד׃ (tê·lêḏ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage at the age of ninety?” תִּשְׁעִ֥ים (tiš·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 8673: Ninety Links Genesis 17:17 NIVGenesis 17:17 NLT Genesis 17:17 ESV Genesis 17:17 NASB Genesis 17:17 KJV Genesis 17:17 BibleApps.com Genesis 17:17 Biblia Paralela Genesis 17:17 Chinese Bible Genesis 17:17 French Bible Genesis 17:17 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face (Gen. 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