Genesis 21:6
And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Dixitque Sara : Risum fecit mihi Deus : quicumque audierit, corridebit mihi.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- εἶπεν δὲ Σάρρα Γέλωτά μοι ἐποίησεν Κύριος· ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν ἀκούσῃ συγχαρεῖταί μοι.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַתֹּ֣אמֶר שָׂרָ֔ה צְחֹ֕ק עָ֥שָׂה לִ֖י אֱלֹהִ֑ים כָּל הַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַ יִֽצְחַק לִֽי
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine City of God, Of Isaac, Who Was Born According to the Promise, Whose Name Was Given on Account of the Laughter of Both Parents
After these things a son was born to Abraham, according to God’s promise, of Sarah, and was called Isaac, which means laughter . For his father had laughed when he was promised to him, in wondering delight, and his mother, when he was again promised by those three men, had laughed, doubting for joy; yet she was blamed by the angel because that laughter, although it was for joy, yet was not full of faith. Afterwards she was confirmed in faith by the same angel. From this, then, the boy got his name. …