Genesis 18:9

Genesis 18:9

And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

a. NLT: “Where is Sarah, your wife?” the visitors asked. “She’s inside the tent,” Abraham replied.

b. NIV: “Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him. “There, in the tent,” he said.

c. YLT: And they say unto him, 'Where is Sarah thy wife?' and he saith, 'Lo -- in the tent;'

d. Amplified Bible: And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, [She is here] in the tent.

e. Septuagint: And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent.

f. Stone Edition Chumash: They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “Behld! –in the tent!”

1. “And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife?...”

a. they said [559 * ‘amar] [Stromng: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.]

b. where [346 * ‘ayeh] [Strong:  prolonged from 335; where?:--where.]

c. Sarah [8283 * Sarah] [Strong: the same as 8282; Sarah, Abraham's wife:--Sarah.]

d. thy wife [802 * ‘ishshah] [Strong: feminine of 376 or 582; irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582):--(adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman.]

2. “…And he said, Behold, in the tent.”

a. he said [559 * ‘amar] [Stromng: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.]

b. in the tent [168 * ‘ohel] [Strong: from 166; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance):--covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.]

1). Now begins the life changing event that transforms Sarah into a person who, “judged him faithful who had promised.”  Hebrews 11:11. Sarah at this time was behind the tent door listening to everything being said. She had no idea that her God was well aware of where she was and what was being thought in her mind.