Genesis 21:6

6 Sarah said, "God has brought me joy and laughter. Everyone who hears about it will laugh with me."

Genesis 21:6 In-Context

4 and when Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded.
5 Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac was born.
6 Sarah said, "God has brought me joy and laughter. Everyone who hears about it will laugh with me."
7 Then she added, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
8 The child grew, and on the day that he was weaned, Abraham gave a great feast.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. laughter: [The name Isaac in Hebrew means "he laughs" (see also 17.17-19).]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.