The woman conceived, and bore a son at that season, when the time came around, as Elisha had said to her.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.
- BSB But the woman did conceive, and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.
- NKJV But the woman conceived, and bore a son when the appointed time had come, of which Elisha had told her.
- NASB Now the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at that season the next year, as Elisha had told her.
- NLT But sure enough, the woman soon became pregnant. And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said.
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- Gen 21:1Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said, and Yahweh did to Sarah as he had spoken.
- Ps 113:9He settles the barren woman in her home, as a joyful mother of children. Praise Yah!
- Luke 1:36Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
- Heb 11:11By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.
- Luke 1:24–25After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,
- 1 Sam 1:19–20They rose up in the morning early, and worshiped before Yahweh, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah. Then Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and Yahweh remembered her.
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