unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/18/13.md

## Why did Sarah laugh and say ##

God used this rhetorical question to show that he knew what Sarah was thinking and that he was not pleased with it. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## Is anything too hard for Yahweh? ##

"Is there anything too difficult for Yahweh to do?" or "Is there anything that Yahweh cannot do?" God used this rhetorical question to remind Abraham that God can do anything.

## At the time appointed by me, in the spring ##

"at the time I appointed." The phrase "in the spring" clarifies what time it was that God appointed.

## Then Sarah denied it and said ##

"The Sarah denied it by saying"

## He replied ##

"Yahweh replied"

## No, you did laugh ##

This means "No, that is not true; you did in fact laugh." In some languages, it would be better to translate this as "Yes, you did laugh."