Gen 18:12 | NETfull | STEP | So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “After I am worn out will I have pleasure, especially when my husband is old too?”

Genesis 18:12

12 So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, ^{▼▼ Heb “saying.”} “After I am worn out will I have pleasure, ^{▼▼ It has been suggested that this word should be translated “conception,” not “pleasure.” See A. A. McIntosh, “A Third Root ‘adah in Biblical Hebrew,” VT 24 (1974): 454-73.} especially when my husband is old too?” ^{▼▼ The word “too” has been added in the translation for stylistic reasons.}