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width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Holman Christian Standard Bible </td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/hcs/esv/genesis/21.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">The Birth of Isaac</p><p class="noind"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-1.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">1</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068">The <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6485.htm" title="פקד vqp3ms 6485"> came</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8283.htm" title="שָׂרָה_2 np 8283"> to Sarah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp3ms 559"> He had said</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqw3msXa 6213"> did</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8283.htm" title="שָׂרָה_2 np 8283"> Sarah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpp3ms 1696"> He had promised</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 17:16; 18:10; Gl 4:23">a</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8283.htm" title="שָׂרָה_2 np 8283">Sarah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2029.htm" title="הרה vqw3fsXa 2029"> became pregnant</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vqw3fsXa 3205"> bore</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsa 1121"> a son</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2208.htm" title="זְקֻנִים ncmpc 2208"> old age</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4150.htm" title="מֹועֵד ncmsa 4150"> appointed time</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpp3ms 1696"> had told</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 17:21; 18:10,14; Heb 11:11">b</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85">Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqw3ms 7121"> named</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmsc 8034"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vnPmsa 3205"> who was born</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> — the one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8283.htm" title="שָׂרָה_2 np 8283"> Sarah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vqp3fs 3205"> bore</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3327.htm" title="יִצְחָק np 3327"> — Isaac</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 17:19">c</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3327.htm" title="יִצְחָק np 3327"> Isaac</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8083.htm" title="שְׁמֹנֶה ucmsc 8083"> was eight</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmpa 3117"> days</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> old, Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4135.htm" title="מול_1 vqw3ms 4135"> circumcised</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> him, as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6680.htm" title="צוה vpp3ms 6680"> had commanded</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 17:10,12; Ac 7:8">d</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85">Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3967.htm" title="מֵאָה_1 ucfsc 3967"> was 100</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> years old</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8141.htm" title="שָׁנָה ncfsa 8141"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3327.htm" title="יִצְחָק np 3327"> Isaac</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vnc 3205"> was born</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 17:1,17; Rm 4:19">e</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8283.htm" title="שָׂרָה_2 np 8283">Sarah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559"> said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430">God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqp3ms 6213"> has made</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6712.htm" title="צְחֹק ncmsa 6712"> laugh</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605">and everyone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqPmsa 8085"> who hears</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6711.htm" title="צחק vqi3ms 6711"> will laugh</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Isaac = He laughs; Gn 17:19">f, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 18:12-15">g</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">She also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559"> said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310">Who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4448.htm" title="מלל_3 vpp3ms 4448"> would have told</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8283.htm" title="שָׂרָה_2 np 8283"> that Sarah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3243.htm" title="ינק vhp3fs 3243"> would nurse</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpa 1121"> children</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">Yet</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vqp1cs 3205"> I have borne</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsa 1121"> a son</a> for him<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Sam, Tg Jonathan; MT omits him">h</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2208.htm" title="זְקֻנִים ncmpc 2208"> old age</a>.”</p><p class="heading">Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3206.htm" title="יֶלֶד ncmsa 3206"> child</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1431.htm" title="גדל vqw3ms 1431"> grew</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1580.htm" title="גמל vnw3ms 1580"> was weaned</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqw3msXa 6213"> held</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1419.htm" title="גָּדֹול amsa 1419"> a great</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4960.htm" title="מִשְׁתֶּה ncmsa 4960"> feast</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsc 3117"> the day</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3327.htm" title="יִצְחָק np 3327"> Isaac</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1580.htm" title="גמל vnc 1580"> was weaned</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8283.htm" title="שָׂרָה_2 np 8283"> Sarah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqw3fsXa 7200"> saw</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> the son</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6711.htm" title="צחק vpPmsa 6711"> mocking</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="LXX, Vg add Isaac her son">i</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> — the one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1904.htm" title="הָגָר np 1904"> Hagar</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4713.htm" title="מִצְרִי np 4713"> Egyptian</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vqp3fs 3205"> had borne</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 16:1,15; Gl 4:29">j</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559"> she said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1644.htm" title="גרשׁ_1 vpvms 1644">Drive out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2063.htm" title="זֶה afs 2063"> this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/519.htm" title="אָמָה ncfsa 519"> slave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> the son</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2063.htm" title="זֶה afs 2063"> of this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/519.htm" title="אָמָה ncfsa 519"> slave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> will not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3423.htm" title="ירשׁ vqi3ms 3423"> be a coheir</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3327.htm" title="יִצְחָק np 3327"> Isaac</a>! ”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gl 4:30">k</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3966.htm" title="מְאֹד Pd 3966"> was a very</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7489.htm" title="רעע_1 vqw3ms 7489"> difficult</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmsa 1697"> thing</a> for<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit was very bad in the eyes of">l</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> because of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/182.htm" title="אֹדֹות ncfpc 182"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Do not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7489.htm" title="רעע_1 vqi3ms{1}Jm 7489"> be concerned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"></a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit Let it not be bad in your eyes">m</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> about</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5288.htm" title="נַעַר ncmsa 5288"> boy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/519.htm" title="אָמָה ncfsc 519"> slave</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsa 3605">Whatever</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8283.htm" title="שָׂרָה_2 np 8283"> Sarah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqi3fs 559"> says</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqvms 8085">listen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2233.htm" title="זֶרַע ncmsa 2233"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>offspring</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vni3ms 7121"> will be traced</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> through</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3327.htm" title="יִצְחָק np 3327"> Isaac</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 9:7; Heb 11:18">n</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571"> I will also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7760.htm" title="שׂים vqi1cs 7760"> make</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1471.htm" title="גֹּוי ncmsa 1471"> a nation</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/519.htm" title="אָמָה ncfsa 519"> slave’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 16:10; 21:18; 25:12-18">o</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> is your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2233.htm" title="זֶרַע ncmsc 2233"> offspring</a>.”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">Early in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1242.htm" title="בֹּקֶר_2 ncmsa 1242"> morning</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7925.htm" title="שׁכם vhw3msXa 7925"> got up</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3947.htm" title="לקח vqw3ms 3947">took</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3899.htm" title="לֶחֶם ncmsa 3899"> bread</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2573.htm" title="חֵמֶת ncmsc 2573"> a waterskin</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4325.htm" title="מַיִם ncmpa 4325"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7760.htm" title="שׂים vqPmsa 7760">put</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> them on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1904.htm" title="הָגָר np 1904"> Hagar’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7926.htm" title="שְׁכֶם_1 ncmsc 7926"> shoulders</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psv3fs"> sent her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3206.htm" title="יֶלֶד ncmsa 3206"> boy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7971.htm" title="שׁלח vpw3ms 7971"> away</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="To 'send away' a woman = divorce her; Dt 24:1. To 'send away' a slave = free her; Dt 15:13.">p</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqw3fs 1980"> She left</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8582.htm" title="תעה vqw3fsXa 8582"> wandered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4057.htm" title="מִדְבָּר_1 ncmsc 4057"> the Wilderness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/884.htm" title="בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע np 884"> of Beer-sheba</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4325.htm" title="מַיִם ncmpa 4325"> water</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2573.htm" title="חֵמֶת ncfsa 2573"> skin</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3615.htm" title="כלה vqw3mp 3615"> was gone</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7993.htm" title="שׁלך vhw3fsXa 7993">she left</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3206.htm" title="יֶלֶד ncmsa 3206"> boy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8478.htm" title="תַּחַת_1 Pp 8478"> under</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/259.htm" title="אֶחָד ucmsc 259"> one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7880.htm" title="שִׂיחַ_1 ncmpa 7880"> bushes</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqw3fs 1980"> she went</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqw3fsXa 3427"> sat down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> nearby</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5048.htm" title="נֶגֶד Pp 5048"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">about</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2909.htm" title="טחה vaPmpc 2909"> a bowshot</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7198.htm" title="קֶשֶׁת ncfsa 7198"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7368.htm" title="רחק vha 7368"> away</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp3fs 559"> she said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">I can’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqi1cs{1}Cm 7200"> bear to watch</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3206.htm" title="יֶלֶד ncmsa 3206"> boy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsc 4194"> die</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">! ” So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqw3fsXa 3427"> as she sat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> nearby</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5048.htm" title="נֶגֶד Pp 5048"></a>, she<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="LXX reads the boy">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1058.htm" title="בכה vqw3fsXa 1058"> wept</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5375.htm" title="נשׂא vqw3fs 5375"> loudly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6963.htm" title="קֹול ncmsc 6963"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jr 6:26; Am 8:10">r</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430">God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqw3ms 8085"> heard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6963.htm" title="קֹול ncmsc 6963"> the voice</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5288.htm" title="נַעַר ncmsa 5288"> boy</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> the<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or an">s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4397.htm" title="מַלְאָךְ ncmsc 4397"> angel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> of God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqw3ms 7121"> called</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1904.htm" title="הָגָר np 1904"> Hagar</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8064.htm" title="שָׁמַיִם ncmpa 8064"> heaven</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">What’s wrong</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1904.htm" title="הָגָר np 1904">Hagar</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3372.htm" title="ירא_1 vqi2fs{1}Jm 3372"> be afraid</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqp3ms 8085"> has heard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6963.htm" title="קֹול ncmsc 6963"> the voice</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5288.htm" title="נַעַר ncmsa 5288"> boy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> the place where</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> he</a> is. <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqvfs 6965">Get up</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">help the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5288.htm" title="נַעַר ncmsa 5288"> boy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5375.htm" title="נשׂא vqvfs 5375"> up</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2388.htm" title="חזק vhvfs 2388"> support</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7760.htm" title="שׂים vqi1cs 7760"> I will make</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3msXe"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1419.htm" title="גָּדֹול amsa 1419"> a great</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1471.htm" title="גֹּוי ncmsa 1471"> nation</a>.” <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6491.htm" title="פקח vqw3ms 6491"> opened</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Nm 22:31; 2Kg 6:17-18,20; Lk 24:16,31">t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqw3fsXa 7200"> she saw</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/875.htm" title="בְּאֵר_1 ncfsc 875"> a well</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4325.htm" title="מַיִם ncmpa 4325"> of water</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqw3fs 1980"> she went</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4390.htm" title="מלא vpw3fs 4390"> filled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2573.htm" title="חֵמֶת ncfsa 2573"> waterskin</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4325.htm" title="מַיִם ncmpa 4325"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> gave the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5288.htm" title="נַעַר ncmsa 5288"> boy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8248.htm" title="שׁקה vhw3fs 8248"> a drink</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430">God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqw3msXa 1961"> was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5288.htm" title="נַעַר ncmsa 5288"> boy</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1431.htm" title="גדל vqw3ms 1431"> he grew</a>; <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqw3msXa 3427">he settled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4057.htm" title="מִדְבָּר_1 ncmsa 4057"> wilderness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqw3msXa 1961"> became</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7235.htm" title="רבה_2 vqPmsa 7235"> an archer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7199.htm" title="קַשָּׁת ncmsa 7199"></a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqw3msXa 3427">He settled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4057.htm" title="מִדְבָּר_1 ncmsc 4057"> the Wilderness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6290.htm" title="פָּארָן np 6290"> of Paran</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/517.htm" title="אֵם ncfsc 517"> mother</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3947.htm" title="לקח vqw3fs 3947"> got</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsa 802"> a wife</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsc 776"> the land</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4714.htm" title="מִצְרַיִם np 4714"> of Egypt</a>.</p><p class="heading">Abraham’s Covenant with Abimelech</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">At</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הִיא pi3fs 1931"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6256.htm" title="עֵת ncbsa 6256"> time</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/40.htm" title="אֲבִימֶלֶךְ np 40"> Abimelech</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6369.htm" title="פִּיכֹל np 6369">accompanied by Phicol</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8269.htm" title="שַׂר ncmsc 8269"> the commander</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> of his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6635.htm" title="צָבָא ncbsc 6635"> army</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 20:2; 26:1,26">u</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430">God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> is with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsa 3605"> everything</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqPmsa 6213"> do</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 26:28">v</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-23.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">23</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7650.htm" title="שׁבע vnvms 7650">Swear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2008.htm" title="הֵנָּה_1 Pd 2008"> here</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6258.htm" title="עַתָּה Pd 6258"> and now</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518">that you will not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8266.htm" title="שׁקר vqi2ms 8266"> break an agreement</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5209.htm" title="נִין ncmsc 5209"> children</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5220.htm" title="נֶכֶד ncmsc 5220"> descendants</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">As</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2617.htm" title="חֶסֶד_2 ncmsa 2617"> I have been loyal</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqp1cs 6213"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5978.htm" title="עִמָּד Pp 5978">so you will be loyal to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsa 776"> country</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> where</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1481.htm" title="גור_1 vqp2ms 1481"> you are a foreign resident</a>.”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-24.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">24</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/595.htm" title="אָנֹכִי pi1cs 595">I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7650.htm" title="שׁבע vni1cs 7650"> swear</a> it.” <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-25.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">25</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3198.htm" title="יכח vhp3ms 3198"> complained</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/40.htm" title="אֲבִימֶלֶךְ np 40"> to Abimelech</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> because of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/182.htm" title="אֹדֹות ncfpc 182"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4325.htm" title="מַיִם ncmpa 4325"> water</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/875.htm" title="בְּאֵר_1 ncfsc 875"> well</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/40.htm" title="אֲבִימֶלֶךְ np 40"> Abimelech’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5650.htm" title="עֶבֶד_1 ncmpc 5650"> servants</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1497.htm" title="גזל vqp3cp 1497"> had seized</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 26:15,18,20-22">w</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-26.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">26</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/40.htm" title="אֲבִימֶלֶךְ np 40">Abimelech</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> replied</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">I don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqp1cs 3045"> know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310"> who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqp3ms 6213"> did</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmsa 1697"> thing</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859">You</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> didn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5046.htm" title="נגד vhp2ms 5046"> report</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> anything to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">so</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/595.htm" title="אָנֹכִי pi1cs 595"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> hadn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqp1cs 8085"> heard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1115.htm" title="בִּלְתִּי Pp 1115"> about it until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> today</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsa 3117"></a>.”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-27.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">27</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85">Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3947.htm" title="לקח vqw3ms 3947"> took</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6629.htm" title="צֹאן ncbsa 6629"> sheep</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1241.htm" title="בָּקָר ncmsa 1241"> cattle</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="A covenant or treaty was regularly ratified by animal sacrifice (Gn 8:20 - 9:9; 15:9-17; Ex 24:8) and often involved an exchange of gifts (1Kg 15:19; Hs 12:1). The animals here could serve both purposes.">x</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqw3ms 5414"> gave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> them to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/40.htm" title="אֲבִימֶלֶךְ np 40"> Abimelech</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucmdc 8147"> the two</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> of them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3772.htm" title="כרת vqw3mp 3772"> made</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1285.htm" title="בְּרִית ncfsa 1285"> a covenant</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 26:31">y</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-28.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">28</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85">Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5324.htm" title="נצב_1 vhw3msXa 5324"> separated</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/905.htm" title="בַּד_1 ncmsc 905"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7651.htm" title="שֶׁבַע_1 ucfsa 7651"> seven</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3535.htm" title="כִּבְשָׂה ncfpc 3535"> ewe lambs</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> from the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6629.htm" title="צֹאן ncbsa 6629"> flock</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-29.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">29</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/40.htm" title="אֲבִימֶלֶךְ np 40"> Abimelech</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100">Why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5324.htm" title="נצב_1 vhp2ms 5324"> have you separated</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/428.htm" title="אֵלֶּה abp 428"> these</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7651.htm" title="שֶׁבַע_1 ucfsa 7651"> seven</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3535.htm" title="כִּבְשָׂה ncfpa 3535"> ewe lambs</a>? ”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-30.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">30</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559">He replied</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3947.htm" title="לקח vqi2ms 3947">You are to accept</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7651.htm" title="שֶׁבַע_1 ucfsa 7651"> the seven</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3535.htm" title="כִּבְשָׂה ncfpa 3535"> ewe lambs</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5668.htm" title="עֲבוּר ncmsa 5668"></a> this act<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit that it">z</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqi2ms 1961"> will serve</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5713.htm" title="עֵדָה_2 ncfsa 5713"> witness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2658.htm" title="חפר_1 vqp1cs 2658"> I dug</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2063.htm" title="זֶה afs 2063"> this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/875.htm" title="בְּאֵר_1 ncfsa 875"> well</a>.” <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-31.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">31</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921">Therefore</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3651.htm" title="כֵּן_2 Pd 3651"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4725.htm" title="מָקֹום ncmsa 4725"> place</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqp3ms 7121"> was called</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/884.htm" title="בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע np 884"> Beer-sheba</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="= Well of the Oath, or Seven Wells">aa, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 26:33">ab</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8033.htm" title="שָׁם Pd 8033"> it was there</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucmdc 8147"> that the two</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> of them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7650.htm" title="שׁבע vnp3cp 7650"> swore an oath</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-32.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">32</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">After</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3772.htm" title="כרת vqw3mp 3772"> they had made</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1285.htm" title="בְּרִית ncfsa 1285"> a covenant</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/884.htm" title="בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע np 884"> Beer-sheba</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/40.htm" title="אֲבִימֶלֶךְ np 40">Abimelech</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6369.htm" title="פִּיכֹל np 6369"> Phicol</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8269.htm" title="שַׂר ncmsc 8269">the commander</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> of his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6635.htm" title="צָבָא ncbsc 6635"> army</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqw3ms 6965">left</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqw3mp 7725"> returned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsc 776"> the land</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6430.htm" title="פְּלִשְׁתִּי np 6430"> of the Philistines</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-33.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">33</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5193.htm" title="נטע vqw3ms 5193">Abraham planted</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/815.htm" title="אֶשֶׁל ncmsa 815"> a tamarisk tree</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/884.htm" title="בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע np 884"> Beer-sheba</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8033.htm" title="שָׁם Pd 8033"> there</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqw3ms 7121"> he called</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmsc 8034"> the name</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> of <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Yahweh</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5769.htm" title="עֹולָם ncmsa 5769">the Everlasting</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/410.htm" title="אֵל_5 ncmsc 410"> God</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 45:6; 48:14; 90:2; 93:2; Is 40:28; Jr 10:10; Rm 16:26; Heb 13:8">ac</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/21-34.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">34</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/85.htm" title="אַבְרָהָם np 85"> Abraham</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1481.htm" title="גור_1 vqw3ms 1481"> lived as a foreigner</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsc 776"> the land</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6430.htm" title="פְּלִשְׁתִּי np 6430"> of the Philistines</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7227.htm" title="רַב_1 ampa 7227"> for many</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmpa 3117"> days</a>.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:1</b> Gn 17:16; 18:10; Gl 4:23</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:2</b> Gn 17:21; 18:10,14; Heb 11:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:3</b> Gn 17:19</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:4</b> Gn 17:10,12; Ac 7:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:5</b> Gn 17:1,17; Rm 4:19</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:6</b> Isaac = He laughs; Gn 17:19</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:6</b> Gn 18:12-15</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:7</b> Sam, Tg Jonathan; MT omits <i>him</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:9</b> LXX, Vg add <i>Isaac her son</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:9</b> Gn 16:1,15; Gl 4:29</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:10</b> Gl 4:30</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:11</b> Lit <i>was very bad in the eyes of</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:12</b> Lit <i>Let it not be bad in your eyes</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:12</b> Rm 9:7; Heb 11:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:13</b> Gn 16:10; 21:18; 25:12-18</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:14</b> To “send away” a woman = divorce her; Dt 24:1. To “send away” a slave = free her; Dt 15:13.</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:16</b> LXX reads <i>the boy</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:16</b> Jr 6:26; Am 8:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:17</b> Or <i>an</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:19</b> Nm 22:31; 2Kg 6:17-18,20; Lk 24:16,31</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:22</b> Gn 20:2; 26:1,26</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:22</b> Gn 26:28</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:25</b> Gn 26:15,18,20-22</span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:27</b> A covenant or treaty was regularly ratified by animal sacrifice (Gn 8:20–9:9; 15:9-17; Ex 24:8) and often involved an exchange of gifts (1Kg 15:19; Hs 12:1). The animals here could serve both purposes.</span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:27</b> Gn 26:31</span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:30</b> Lit <i>that it</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:31</b> = Well of the Oath, or Seven Wells</span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:31</b> Gn 26:33</span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>21:33</b> Ps 45:6; 48:14; 90:2; 93:2; Is 40:28; Jr 10:10; Rm 16:26; Heb 13:8</span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.<br>Used by permission.</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/genesis/21-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>