Genesis 17:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם
(av·ra·ham)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
fellוַיִּפֹּ֧ל
(vai·yip·pol)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
on his faceפָּנָ֖יו
(pa·nav)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
and laughed,וַיִּצְחָ֑ק
(vai·yitz·chak;)
6711: to laugha prim. root
and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
in his heart,בְּלִבֹּ֗ו
(be·lib·bov)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
"Will a child be bornיִוָּלֵ֔ד
(yiv·va·led,)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
to a manהַלְּבֶ֤ן
(hal·le·ven)
1121: sona prim. root
one hundredמֵאָֽה־
(me·'ah-)
3967: hundreda prim. root
yearsשָׁנָה֙
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
old? 
 
1121: sona prim. root
And will Sarah,שָׂרָ֔ה
(sa·rah,)
8283: "princess," a wife of Abrahamfrom the same as sar
who is ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥ים
(tish·'im)
8673: ninetyfrom the same as tesha
yearsשָׁנָ֖ה
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
old,הֲבַת־
(ha·vat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
bearתֵּלֵֽד׃
(te·led.)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
[a child]?" 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Then Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
fell
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
upon his face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
and laughed
tsachaq  (tsaw-khak')
to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication, to sport -- laugh, mock, play, make sport.
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
in his heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
Shall a child be born
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
unto him that is an hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
old
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and shall Sarah
Sarah  (saw-raw')
Sarah, Abraham's wife -- Sarah.
that is ninety
tish`iym  (tish-eem')
ninety -- ninety.
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
old
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
bear
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Parallel Verses
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 one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?"

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?

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?"

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?"

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?"

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?"

King James 2000 Bible
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?
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