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Genesis 18:10

NETBible	One of them¹ said, “I will surely return² to you when the season comes round again,³ and your wife Sarah will have a son!”⁴ (Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, not far behind him.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Gen 18:10	Then the LORD said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son." Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 18:10	He said, "I will surely return to you at this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son." And Sarah was listening at the tent door, which was behind him.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 18:10	Then one of them said, "About this time next year I will return, and your wife Sarah will have a son." Now Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent nearby.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 18:10	One of them said, "I'm coming back about this time next year. When I arrive, your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was listening at the tent opening, just behind the man.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 18:10	And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 18:10	Then one said, "I will surely return to you in due season, and your wife Sarah shall have a son." And Sarah was listening at the tent entrance behind him.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 18:10	And He said, "I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son." (Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.)
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KJV	And he said <0559> (8799)_, I will certainly <07725> (8800) return <07725> (8799) unto thee according to the time <06256> of life <02416>_; and, lo, Sarah <08283> thy wife <0802> shall have a son <01121>_. And Sarah <08283> heard <08085> (8802) [it] in the tent <0168> door <06607>_, which [was] behind him <0310>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 18:10	He said <0559> , "I will surely <07725> return <07725> to you at this time <06256> next <02416> year <02416> ; and behold <02009> , Sarah <08283> your wife <0802> will have a son <01121> ." And Sarah <08283> was listening <08085> at the tent <0168> door <06607> , which <01931> was behind <0310> him.
LXXM	eipen {V-AAI-3S} de <1161> PRT epanastrefwn {V-PAPNS} hxw <1854> V-FAI-1S prov <4314> PREP se <4771> P-AS kata <2596> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM kairon <2540> N-ASM touton <3778> D-ASM eiv <1519> PREP wrav <5610> N-APF kai <2532> CONJ exei <2192> V-FAI-3S uion <5207> N-ASM sarra {N-PRI} h <3588> T-NSF gunh <1135> N-NSF sou <4771> P-GS sarra {N-PRI} de <1161> PRT hkousen <191> V-AAI-3S prov <4314> PREP th <3588> T-DSF yura <2374> N-DSF thv <3588> T-GSF skhnhv <4633> N-GSF ousa <1510> V-PAPNS opisyen {ADV} autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	One of them said <0559> , “I will surely return <07725> <07725> to <0413> you when the season <06256> comes round again, and your wife <0802> Sarah <08283> will have a son <01121> !” (Now Sarah <08283> was listening <08085> at the entrance <06607> to the tent <0168> , not far behind <0310> him <01931> .
HEBREW	wyrxa <0310> awhw <01931> lhah <0168> xtp <06607> tems <08085> hrvw <08283> Ktsa <0802> hrvl <08283> Nb <01121> hnhw <02009> hyx <02416> tek <06256> Kyla <0413> bwsa <07725> bws <07725> rmayw (18:10) <0559>

NETBible

One of them¹ said, “I will surely return² to you when the season comes round again,³ and your wife Sarah will have a son!”⁴ (Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, not far behind him.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “he”; the referent (one of the three men introduced in v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Some English translations have specified the referent as the Lord (cf. RSV, NIV) based on vv. 1, 13, but the Hebrew text merely has “he said” at this point, referring to one of the three visitors. Aside from the introductory statement in v. 1, the incident is narrated from Abraham’s point of view, and the suspense is built up for the reader as Abraham’s elaborate banquet preparations in the preceding verses suggest he suspects these are important guests. But not until the promise of a son later in this verse does it become clear who is speaking. In v. 13 the Hebrew text explicitly mentions the Lord.

²tn The Hebrew construction is emphatic, using the infinitive absolute with the imperfect tense.

²sn I will surely return. If Abraham had not yet figured out who this was, this interchange would have made it clear. Otherwise, how would a return visit from this man mean Sarah would have a son?

³tn Heb “as/when the time lives” or “revives,” possibly referring to the springtime.

⁴tn Heb “and there will be (הִנֵּה, hinneh) a son for Sarah.”

⁵tn This is the first of two disjunctive parenthetical clauses preparing the reader for Sarah’s response (see v. 12).