God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. שׁדי shaday — Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to create, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Sarai. —Probably princely, an adjective of the same form as shaddai, Genesis 17:1; while Sarah

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

As for Sarai thy wife, God now promises to Abraham a legitimate seed by Sarai. She had been (as I have said) too hasty, when she substitut…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And God said to Abraham
After he had changed his name, and given him the covenant of circumcision:

as…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is the promise made to Abraham of a son by Sarai, in whom the promise made to him should be fulfilled. The a urance of this promise was the ch…

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