Genesis 11:30

30 Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive.

Genesis 11:30 in Other Translations

30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

30 Now Sarai was barren; she had no child.

30 But Sarai was unable to become pregnant and had no children.

30 Sarai was barren; she had no children.

30 Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Genesis 11:30 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 11:30

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
] Aben Ezra observes, there are some that say that Abraham was impotent, and not Sarai barren; the very reverse of the Scriptures; but as he rightly adds, his son Ishmael and his sons by Keturah show the contrary, see ( Genesis 15:2 ) ( 16:1 ) .

Genesis 11:30 In-Context

28 While his father Terah was still alive, Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, in the land of his birth.

29 Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milkah; she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milkah and Iskah.

30 Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive.

31 Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and together they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. But when they came to Harran, they settled there.

32 Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Harran.

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 16:1; Genesis 18:11; Genesis 25:21; Genesis 29:31; Genesis 30:1,22; Judges 13:2; 1 Samuel 1:5; Psalms 113:9; Luke 1:7,36