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# said in his heart
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"thought to himself" or "said to himself silently"
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# Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old?
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Abraham used this rhetorical question because he did not believe that this could happen. AT: "Surely a man who is a hundred years old cannot father a child!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# How can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a son?
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Again Abraham used a rhetorical question because he did not believe this could happen. The phrase "who is ninety years old" tells why Abraham did not believe that Sarah could bear a son. AT: "Sarah is ninety years old. Could she bear a son?" or "Sarah is ninety years old. Surely she could not bear a son!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]])
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# Oh that Ishmael might live before you
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"Please let Ishmael inherit the covenant that you have made with me" or "Perhaps Ishmael could receive your covenant blessing." Abraham suggested something that he believed really could happen.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bow]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/sarah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ishmael]] |