And Abram said, Lord Jehovah, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the son of the inheritance of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

And Abram said, Behold, You have given me no seed; and lo, a son of my house inherits from me.

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.

And Sarai said to Abram, See now, Jehovah has restrained me from bearing. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall build up a family by her. And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai.

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and it had ceased to be after the manner of women with Sarah.

Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, Being worn out, shall I be delighted, my lord, having also become old?

And Jehovah visited Sarah as He had said, and Jehovah did for Sarah as He had spoken.

For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren; and Jehovah was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

When Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel was jealous of her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me sons, or if not I shall die!

And Jacob's anger burned against Rachel, and he said, Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?

Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children.

And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

He causes the barren to dwell in a house, like a joyful mother of children. Praise YAH!

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.

Now behold, Elizabeth your kinswoman has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.