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He is not going to share the inheritance with my son, Isaac. I won’t have it!” <a href="/esv/genesis/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!” <a href="/kjv/genesis/21.htm">King James Bible</a> Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/21.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore she said to Abraham, “Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be an heir with my son Isaac!” <a href="/nasb/genesis/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore she said to Abraham, &#8220Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Therefore she said to Abraham, “Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore she said to Abraham, “Drive out this maidservant and her son! The son of this maidservant shall not be an heir with my son, with Isaac.” <a href="/amp/genesis/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore she said to Abraham, “Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac.” <a href="/csb/genesis/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So she said to Abraham, “Drive out this slave with her son, for the son of this slave will not be a coheir with my son Isaac! ” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So she said to Abraham, &#8220Drive out this slave with her son, for the son of this slave will not be a coheir with my son Isaac!&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son: for the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. <a href="/erv/genesis/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. <a href="/gwt/genesis/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> She said to Abraham, "Get rid of this slave and her son, because this slave's son must never share the inheritance with my son Isaac." <a href="/gnt/genesis/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> Sarah saw them and said to Abraham, "Send this slave and her son away. The son of this woman must not get any part of your wealth, which my son Isaac should inherit." <a href="/isv/genesis/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> she told Abraham, "Throw out this slave girl, along with her son, because this slave's son will never be a co-heir with my son Isaac!" <a href="/msb/genesis/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and she said to Abraham, ?Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman?s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!? <a href="/net/genesis/21.htm">NET Bible</a> So she said to Abraham, "Banish that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!" <a href="/nheb/genesis/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this slave woman and her son. For the son of this slave woman will not be heir with my son, Isaac." <a href="/wbt/genesis/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Wherefore, she said to Abraham, Cast out this bond-woman, and her son: for the son of this bond-woman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. <a href="/web/genesis/21.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this servant and her son! For the son of this servant will not be heir with my son, Isaac.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and she says to Abraham, “Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid has no possession with my son—with Isaac.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and she saith to Abraham, 'Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son -- with Isaac.' <a href="/slt/genesis/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And she will say to Abraham, Cast out this maid-servant and her son; for the son of this maid-servant shall not inherit with my son, with Isaak.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Cast out this bondwoman, and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with my son Isaac. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Cast out this woman servant and her son. For the son of a woman servant will not be heir with my son Isaac.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/21.htm">New American Bible</a> so she demanded of Abraham: “Drive out that slave and her son! No son of that slave is going to share the inheritance with my son Isaac!” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son; for the son of this slave woman shall not inherit along with my son Isaac.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore she said to Abraham, Expel this maidservant and her son; for the son of this maidservant shall not be heir with my son Isaac. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And she said to Abraham, “Cast out this Maidservant and her son, because the son of this maid will not inherit with my son Isaaq.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Wherefore she said unto Abraham: 'Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.' <a href="/sep/genesis/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> then she said to Abraam, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, for the son of this bondwoman shall not inherit with my son Isaac. <a href="/parallel/genesis/21-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4601" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm">Sarah Turns Against Hagar</a> 9But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son, 10<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and she said</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: lə·’aḇ·rā·hām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">to Abraham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1644.htm" title="1644: gā·rêš (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To drive out, cast out. A primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce.">“Expel</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">the</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: hā·’ā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">slave woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and her son,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: hā·’ā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">the slave woman’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: yî·raš (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">share in the inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">my son</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac!”</a> 11Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/galatians/4-30.htm">Galatians 4:30</a> But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.” <a href="/romans/9-7.htm">Romans 9:7-9</a> Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. / For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.” <a href="/hebrews/11-18.htm">Hebrews 11:18</a> even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” <a href="/john/8-35.htm">John 8:35</a> A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever. <a href="/galatians/4-22.htm">Galatians 4:22-23</a> For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. / His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise. <a href="/galatians/4-28.htm">Galatians 4:28-29</a> Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. / At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now. <a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a> For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/romans/4-18.htm">Romans 4:18</a> Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” <a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a> And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him. <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a> And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise. <a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19-21</a> But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. / As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. / But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.” <a href="/genesis/16-12.htm">Genesis 16:12</a> He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.” <a href="/genesis/25-5.htm">Genesis 25:5-6</a> Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac. / But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east. <a href="/genesis/15-4.htm">Genesis 15:4</a> Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.” <a href="/genesis/17-18.htm">Genesis 17:18</a> And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Why she said to Abraham, Cast out this female slave and her son: for the son of this female slave shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.Cast out.<a href="/genesis/21-7.htm">Genesis 21:7</a> And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.<a href="/genesis/25-6.htm">Genesis 25:6,19</a> But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country… <a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19,21</a> And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him… <a href="/genesis/20-11.htm">Genesis 20:11</a> And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.heir.<a href="/john/8-35.htm">John 8:35</a> And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.<a href="/galatians/3-18.htm">Galatians 3:18</a> For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.<a href="/galatians/4-7.htm">Galatians 4:7</a> Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/21-9.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/galatians/4-31.htm">Bondwoman</a> <a href="/galatians/4-31.htm">Bond-Woman</a> <a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-13.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/genesis/16-8.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/genesis/15-4.htm">Heir</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/genesis/15-8.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/genesis/21-9.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/16-8.htm">Maid</a> <a href="/genesis/14-24.htm">Part</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/genesis/14-24.htm">Share</a> <a href="/genesis/20-17.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/genesis/18-13.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/revelation/12-16.htm">Woman's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/21-11.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Bondwoman</a> <a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Bond-Woman</a> <a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-7.htm">Heir</a> <a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/genesis/31-14.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Maid</a> <a href="/genesis/27-16.htm">Part</a> <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/genesis/35-2.htm">Rid</a> <a href="/genesis/31-14.htm">Share</a> <a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/genesis/38-20.htm">Woman's</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 21</div>1. <a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Isaac is born, and circumcised.</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/21-6.htm">Sarah's joy.</a> 8. <a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Isaac is weaned.</a> 9. <a href="/genesis/21-9.htm">Hagar and Ishmael sent away.</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Hagar in distress.</a> 17. <a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">The angel relieves and comforts her.</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/21-23.htm">Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beersheba.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and she said to Abraham Sarah, Abraham's wife, is the speaker here. Her authority in the household is significant, reflecting the cultural norms of the time where the matriarch had a strong influence. This moment follows the weaning of Isaac, a significant event in ancient cultures, marking a child's transition from infancy to childhood. Sarah's demand reflects her protective instincts for Isaac's future.“Expel the slave woman and her son The "slave woman" refers to Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian maidservant, and her son, Ishmael, whom she bore to Abraham. This request highlights the tension between Sarah and Hagar, which began when Hagar conceived Ishmael (Genesis 16). The expulsion is a pivotal moment, emphasizing the separation of Isaac, the child of promise, from Ishmael. This act also foreshadows the eventual separation of Israel from other nations.for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance In ancient Near Eastern culture, inheritance was a crucial aspect of family life, often determining one's future and status. Ishmael, though Abraham's firstborn, was not the child of promise. This statement underscores the divine promise that Isaac would be the heir through whom God's covenant would be fulfilled (<a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19-21</a>). It reflects the broader biblical theme of God's sovereign choice.with my son Isaac!” Isaac is the child of promise, born to Sarah and Abraham in their old age, fulfilling God's promise to them (<a href="/genesis/21.htm">Genesis 21:1-3</a>). His name, meaning "laughter," signifies joy and fulfillment of God's word. The distinction between Isaac and Ishmael is not just familial but theological, as Isaac represents the line through which the Messiah, Jesus Christ, would eventually come (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1-2</a>). This separation is a type of the distinction between those who are heirs according to the flesh and those according to the promise, as elaborated in <a href="/galatians/4-28.htm">Galatians 4:28-31</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah</a> The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She is the one who demands that Hagar and Ishmael be sent away. 2. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch of the Israelites, husband of Sarah, and father of both Isaac and Ishmael. 3. <a href="/topical/h/hagar.htm">Hagar</a> An Egyptian slave woman who bore Abraham's first son, Ishmael. 4. <a href="/topical/i/ishmael.htm">Ishmael</a> The son of Abraham and Hagar, considered the ancestor of many Arab peoples. 5. <a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a> The son of Abraham and Sarah, through whom God's covenant would be established.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god's_promise.htm">The Sovereignty of God's Promise</a> God's promises are fulfilled according to His will and timing, not human plans. Sarah's insistence on sending Hagar and Ishmael away underscores the importance of God's covenant with Isaac. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> Abraham's compliance with Sarah's demand, after God reassures him, demonstrates faith and obedience to God's direction, even when it involves difficult decisions. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_human_actions.htm">The Consequences of Human Actions</a> The tension between Sarah and Hagar is a result of earlier decisions made by Abraham and Sarah. This highlights the long-term impact of our choices and the importance of seeking God's guidance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_care_for_all.htm">God's Care for All</a> Despite the difficult circumstances, God provides for Hagar and Ishmael, showing His compassion and care for all people, even those outside the primary covenant line.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 21</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_support_expelling_ishmael.htm">Why does God endorse Sarah’s demand to expel Hagar and Ishmael in Genesis 21:10–14 despite earlier promises to Ishmael?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_galatians_4_22-23_and_genesis_differ.htm">Why does Galatians 4:22-23, referring to Abraham's two sons, contradict other accounts of their significance in Genesis?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_galatians_4_29_parallel.htm">In Galatians 4:29, Paul compares persecution then to Ishmael's treatment of Isaac--what archeological or historical evidence supports this parallel?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_ishmaelites.htm">Who were the Ishmaelites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) Bondwoman.--Heb., ammah. This word is rightly translated handmaid in <a href="/galatians/4-22.htm" title="For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a female slave, the other by a free woman.">Galatians 4:22</a>, &c., Revised Version. It is rendered maid in <a href="/genesis/30-3.htm" title="And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear on my knees, that I may also have children by her.">Genesis 30:3</a>, and in the plural, maidservants, in <a href="/genesis/20-17.htm" title="So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bore children.">Genesis 20:17</a>, where, as we have seen, it means Abimelech's inferior wives. So also in <a href="/1_samuel/25-41.htm" title="And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let your handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.">1Samuel 25:41</a>, Abigail professes her willingness to descend from the position of an ammah to that of a maidservant in David's honour. The rendering "bondwoman "unduly depresses Hagar's condition, and with it that of the Jewish Church in the allegory contained in <a href="/context/galatians/4-22.htm" title="For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a female slave, the other by a free woman.">Galatians 4:22-31</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - Wherefore she said - though with an admixture of sinful feelings, non dubito arcane Spiritus instinctu gubernatam fuisse ejus linguam et mentem (Calvin); vide <a href="/galatians/4-30.htm">Galatians 4:30</a> - unto Abraham, Cast out - by some kind of legal act (as divorce: cf. <a href="/leviticus/21-7.htm">Leviticus 21:7, 14</a>; <a href="/leviticus/22-13.htm">Leviticus 22:13</a>; <a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20</a>), which should insure the disinheriting of Ishmael (Bush); though probably- this is to import later Mosaic legislation rote the records of primitive tunes - this bondwoman - a term ill befitting Sarah, who had given Hagar to her husband as a wife (<a href="/genesis/16-3.htm">Genesis 16:3</a>) - and her son (who was Abraham's offspring, though not the promised seed; a consideration which should have mitigated Sarah's anger): for the son of this bondwoman (a repetition evincing the bitter ness of her contempt and the intensity of her choler) shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. Notwithstanding the assurance (<a href="/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21</a>) that the covenant was made with Isaac, Sarah was apprehensive lest Ishmael should contrive to disinherit him; an act of unbelief into which she was manifestly betrayed by her maternal fears and womanly jealousy. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/21-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and she said וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to Abraham, לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם (lə·’aḇ·rā·hām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation “Expel גָּרֵ֛שׁ (gā·rêš) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1644.htm">Strong's 1644: </a> To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce the הַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, slave woman הָאָמָ֥ה (hā·’ā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> A maidservant, female slave and her son, בְּנָ֑הּ (bə·nāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the slave woman’s הָאָמָ֣ה (hā·’ā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> A maidservant, female slave son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son will never לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no share in the inheritance יִירַשׁ֙ (yî·raš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with my son בְּנִ֖י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son Isaac!” יִצְחָֽק׃ (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/21-10.htm">OT Law: Genesis 21:10 Therefore she said to Abraham Cast out (Gen. 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