Genèse 21:6

6 Et Sara dit: Dieu m'a fait un sujet de rire; quiconque l'apprendra rira de moi.

Genèse 21:6 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh
This she said on occasion of the name of her son Isaac, which name her husband had given him by divine direction, and to which she assented. This doubtless brought to her mind her former laughing, when she first heard that she should have a son, which was in a way of diffidence and distrust; but now God having given her a son, laid a foundation for laughter of another kind, for real, solid, joy and thankfulness: [so that] all that hear will laugh with me;
not laugh at her, and deride her, as Piscator interprets it; but congratulate her, and rejoice with her on this occasion, as on a like one the neighbours of Elisabeth did with her, ( Luke 1:58 ) .

Genèse 21:6 In-Context

4 Abraham circoncit son fils Isaac, âgé de huit jours, comme Dieu le lui avait ordonné.

5 Abraham était âgé de cent ans, à la naissance d'Isaac, son fils.

6 Et Sara dit: Dieu m'a fait un sujet de rire; quiconque l'apprendra rira de moi.

7 Elle ajouta: Qui aurait dit à Abraham: Sara allaitera des enfants? Cependant je lui ai enfanté un fils dans sa vieillesse.

8 L'enfant grandit, et fut sevré; et Abraham fit un grand festin le jour où Isaac fut sevré.