Genesis 18:13

18:13 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why ¹  did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really ²  have a child when I am old?’

Genesis 23:5

23:5 The sons of Heth answered Abraham, ³ 

Genesis 23:14

23:14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

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¹ tn Heb “Why, this?” The demonstrative pronoun following the interrogative pronoun is enclitic, emphasizing the Lord’s amazement: “Why on earth did Sarah laugh?”

² tn The Hebrew construction uses both הַאַף (ha’af) and אֻמְנָם (’umnam): “Indeed, truly, will I have a child?”

³ tn Heb “answered Abraham saying to him.”