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Genesis 21:6

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, [so that] all that hear will laugh with me.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh; every one that heareth will laugh with me.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh. Every one that heareth will laugh with me.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, [so that] all that hear will laugh with me.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Sarah said, God has made me laugh: all that hear will laugh with me.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And Sarah said, A laughing, hath God made for me,—Everyone that heareth, will laugh with me!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and Sarah saith, 'God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then Sarah said, God hath made me to reioyce: all that heare will reioyce with me.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, [so that] all that heare, will laugh with me.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Sarah said, God has made me to rejoice today exceedingly; everyone that hears the news will rejoice with me.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Sarah{gr.Sarrha} said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Sarah said, Elohim hath made me to laugh, [so that] all that hear will laugh with me.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And Ŝärà שָׂרָה 8283
{8283} Prime
שָׂרָה
Sarah
{saw-raw'}
The same as H8282; Sarah, Abraham's wife.
said, 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים 430
{0430} Prime
אֱלֹהִים
'elohiym
{el-o-heem'}
Plural of H0433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative.
hath made 6213
{6213} Prime
עָשָׂה
`asah
{aw-saw'}
A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
me to laugh, 6712
{6712} Prime
צְחוֹק
ts@choq
{tsekh-oke'}
From H6711; laughter (in pleasure or derision).
[so that] all x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
that hear 8085
{8085} Prime
שָׁמַע
shama`
{shaw-mah'}
A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.).
z8802
<8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386
will laugh 6711
{6711} Prime
צָחַק
tsachaq
{tsaw-khak'}
A primitive root; to laugh outright (in merriment or scorn); by implication to sport.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
with me.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Genesis 21:1-8.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah said, God has made me to laugh — He hath given me both cause to rejoice, and a heart to rejoice. And it adds to the comfort of any mercy to have our friends rejoice with us in it, See Luke 1:58. They that hear will laugh with me — Others will rejoice in this instance of God's power and goodness, and be encouraged to trust in him.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
God:

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?
Genesis 18:12-15 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? ... Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
1 Samuel 1:26-28 And she said, Oh my lord, [as] thy soul liveth, my lord, I [am] the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. ... Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
1 Samuel 2:1-10 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. ... The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
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 49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
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]?
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.
Luke 1:46-55 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, ... As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
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.
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.
Hebrews 11:11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

to laugh:
Sarah most likely remembered the circumstance mentioned in
Genesis 18:12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
; and also the name Isaac, which implies laughter.

will laugh:

Luke 1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
Luke 1:58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Gn 17:17; 18:12. 1S 1:26; 2:1. Ps 113:9; 126:2. Is 49:15, 21; 54:1. Lk 1:14, 46, 58. Jn 16:21. Ro 12:15. Ga 4:27. He 11:11.

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