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Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? (KJV)

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וַתִּצְחַ֥קva.titz.Chakand she laughed

Lemma: צָחַק (tsa.chaq) · Strong's: H6711

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to laugh

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 21:6, Genesis 21:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6711; TAHOT Genesis 18:12 word 1

שָׂרָ֖הsa.RahSarah

Lemma: שָׂרָה (sa.rah) · Strong's: H8283

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Sarah

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8283; TAHOT Genesis 18:12 word 2

בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.Bahin inner being her

Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: entrails: among

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6, Genesis 48:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Genesis 18:12 word 3

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 18:12 word 4

אַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.Reiafter

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 18:12 word 5

בְלֹתִי֙ve.lo.Tiam worn out I

Lemma: בָּלָה (ba.lah) · Strong's: H1086

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to become old

Used 15 times. Also: Deuteronomy 8:4, Deuteronomy 29:5, Joshua 9:13, 1 Chronicles 17:9, Nehemiah 9:21, Job 13:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1086; TAHOT Genesis 18:12 word 6

הָֽיְתָה\־ha.ye.tah-has it be[longed]?

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 18:12 word 7

עֶדְנָ֔ה'ed.Nahpleasure

Lemma: עֶדְנָה (ed.nah) · Strong's: H5730B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: delight

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5730B; TAHOT Genesis 18:12 word 8

וַֽאדֹנִ֖יva.do.Niand lord my

Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lord

Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15, Genesis 24:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Genesis 18:12 word 9

זָקֵֽן\׃za.Kenhe is old

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2204

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: be old

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 18:13, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 24:1, Genesis 27:1, Genesis 27:2, Joshua 13:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2204; TAHOT Genesis 18:12 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So [she]	→	שָׂרָה H8283 Sarah
laughed	→	צָחַק H6711 to laugh
to herself	→	קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
After	→	אַחַר H0310A after
I am worn out	→	בָּלָה H1086 to become old
and my master	→	אָדוֹן H0113 lord
is old	→	זָקֵן H2204 be old
will I now have	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
. . .	→
this pleasure	→	עֶדְנָה H5730B delight

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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