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Genèse 18:14

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14 Est-il rien d'impossible à l'Éternel? A l'époque fixée je reviendrai vers toi, dans un an, et Sara aura un fils.

Genèse 18:14 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 18:14

Is anything too hard for the Lord?
&c.] Whose power is infinite; or "too wonderful" F24, so wonderful and beyond all belief, that it can never be thought it will be done by him; and why then should it be thought incredible or impossible that Sarah should have a child, though she is old? Or, is "anything hidden from the Lord" F25? Nothing can be, not Sarah's laughter. At the time appointed will I return to thee, according to the time of
life, and Sarah shall have a son;
which words are repeated not merely for the confirmation of Abraham's faith, which staggered not, but to remove Sarah's unbelief, and to encourage her faith in the divine promise.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 (alpyh) "nunquid mirabile vel mirificabitur", Munster, Piscator, Schmidt.
F25 "Nunquid abscondetur", Pagninus, Cartwright; "an potest occultari", Junius & Tremellius, Fagius; so the Targum of Jonathan and Aben Ezra.
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Genèse 18:14 In-Context

12 Et Sara rit en elle-mĂŞme, en disant: Quand je suis vieille, aurais-je ce plaisir! mon seigneur aussi est vieux.
13 Et l'Éternel dit à Abraham: Pour-quoi donc Sara a-t-elle ri, en disant: Est-ce que vraiment j'enfanterais, vieille comme je suis?
14 Est-il rien d'impossible à l'Éternel? A l'époque fixée je reviendrai vers toi, dans un an, et Sara aura un fils.
15 Et Sara nia, en disant: Je n'ai point ri; car elle eut peur. Mais il dit: Non, car tu as ri.
16 Et ces hommes se levèrent de là, et regardèrent vers Sodome; et Abraham allait avec eux, pour les reconduire.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.

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