Translation
Moreover, after this, his wife, ELIZABETH, became pregnant and she hid herself for five months,
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Paraphrase
After this, his wife, THE ONE WHO HAD BOUND HERSELF TO GIVE ALL ALLEGIANCE TO HER GOD, became pregnant and she stayed out of sight for five months, saying,
Footnotes
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Why did she stay out of sight for five months? We are not told, but it seems safe to assume that she did not want to tell people that God was vindicating her by exchanging her barrenness for motherhood; she would show them. After five months the proof of her pregnancy would be irrefutable.