King James Version

Genesis 18:11

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

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וְאַבְרָהָ֤םveavrahamand Abrahamאַבְרָהָםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.וְשָׂרָה֙vesarahand Sarahשָׂרָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Sarah”H8283Sarah, Abraham's wifeSarah.זְקֵנִ֔יםzeqenimoldזָקֵןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.בָּאִ֖יםbaimto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “to come”, a verb used as a describing wordH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בַּיָּמִ֑יםbayamimin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…חָדַל֙chadalbe unoccupiedחָדַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be unoccupied”, a completed actionH2308properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idlecease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.לִהְי֣וֹתlihyotto beהָיָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to be”, the to-form of the verbH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְשָׂרָ֔הlesarahto Sarahשָׂרָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Sarah”H8283Sarah, Abraham's wifeSarah.אֹ֖רַחorachmannerאֹרַחnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “manner”, the ordinary formH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.כַּנָּשִֽׁיםkanashimas eachאִשָּׁהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “as each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Sarah is hearkening at the opening of the tent, which is behind him;

World English Bible

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

Darby Translation

Now Abraham and Sarah were old [and] advanced in age: it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

Douay-Rheims

Now they were both old, and far advanced in years, and it had ceased to be with Sara after the manner of women.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἁβραὰμ δὲ καὶ Σάῤῥα πρεσβύτεροι προβεβηκότες ἡμερῶν· ἐξέλιπε δὲ τῇ Σάῤῥᾳ γίνεσθαι τὰ γυναικεια.