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He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba. <a href="/nlt/genesis/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar’s shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/esv/genesis/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/kjv/genesis/21.htm">King James Bible</a> And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/21.htm">New King James Version</a> So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and the boy to Hagar, and sent her away. Then she departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/nasb/genesis/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/lsb/genesis/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the child, and sent her away. So she went and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/amp/genesis/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she left [but lost her way] and wandered [aimlessly] in the Wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/csb/genesis/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Early in the morning Abraham got up, took bread and a waterskin, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her and the boy away. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beer-sheba. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Early in the morning Abraham got up, took bread and a waterskin, put them on Hagar&#8217s shoulders, and sent her and the boy away. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beer-sheba. <a href="/asv/genesis/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and gave her the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. <a href="/cev/genesis/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered around in the desert near Beersheba, <a href="/erv/genesis/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. <a href="/gwt/genesis/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Early the next morning Abraham took bread and a container of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder. He also gave her the boy and sent her on her way. So she left and wandered around in the desert near Beersheba. <a href="/gnt/genesis/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar some food and a leather bag full of water. He put the child on her back and sent her away. She left and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/isv/genesis/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> So early the next morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a leather bottle of water, gave them to Hagar, and placed them on her shoulder. He then sent her away, along with the child. She went off and roamed in the Beer-sheba wilderness. <a href="/msb/genesis/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar?s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/net/genesis/21.htm">NET Bible</a> Early in the morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulders, gave her the child, and sent her away. So she went wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of Beer Sheba. <a href="/nheb/genesis/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took food and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/wbt/genesis/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar (putting it on her shoulder) and the child, and sent her away; and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. <a href="/web/genesis/21.htm">World English Bible</a> Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a container of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Abraham rises early in the morning, and takes bread, and a bottle of water, and gives to Hagar (placing [it] on her shoulder), also the boy, and sends her out; and she goes on, and goes astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba; <a href="/ylt/genesis/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and taketh bread, and a bottle of water, and giveth unto Hagar (placing it on her shoulder), also the lad, and sendeth her out; and she goeth on, and goeth astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba; <a href="/slt/genesis/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Abraham will rise early in the morning, and take food, and a leathern bottle of water, and give to Hagar (putting upon her shoulder), and the child, and will send her away: and she will go forth and wander in the desert to the well of the oath.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so Abraham arose in the morning, and taking bread and a skin of water, he placed it upon her shoulder, and he handed over the boy, and he released her. And when she had departed, she wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. <a href="/nabre/genesis/21.htm">New American Bible</a> Early the next morning Abraham got some bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. Then, placing the child on her back, he sent her away. As she roamed aimlessly in the wilderness of Beer-sheba, <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a skin containing water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and the boy; and sent her away. And she departed, and lost her way in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Abraham arose at dawn and he took bread and a skin of waters and he gave it to Hagar and laid it and the boy on her shoulder, and he sent her away and she went and she wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Abraham arose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away; and she departed, and strayed in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. <a href="/sep/genesis/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Abraam rose up in the morning and took loaves and a skin of water, and gave them to Agar, and he put the child on her shoulder, and sent her away, and she having departed wandered in the wilderness near the well of the oath. <a href="/parallel/genesis/21-14.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=4634" 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> …13But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.” 14<a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">Early in the morning,</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/7925.htm" title="7925: way·yaš·kêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; but used only as denominative from shkem; literally, to load up, i.e. To start early in the morning.">got up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/2573.htm" title="2573: wə·ḥê·maṯ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A water skin. From the same as chowmah; a skin bottle.">and a skin of water,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śām (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">put them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1904.htm" title="1904: hā·ḡār (N-proper-fs) -- Sarah's Eg. maid, the mother of Ishmael. Of uncertain derivation; Hagar, the mother of Ishmael.">Hagar’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/7926.htm" title="7926: šiḵ·māh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Shoulder. From shakam; the neck as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill.">shoulders,</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/3206.htm" title="3206: hay·ye·leḏ (Art:: N-ms) -- Child, son, boy, youth. From yalad; something born, i.e. A lad or offspring.">and sent her away with the boy.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·šal·lə·ḥe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wat·tê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">She left</a> <a href="/hebrew/8582.htm" title="8582: wat·tê·ṯa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To err. A primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. Reel or stray; also causative of both.">and wandered</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bə·miḏ·bar (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the Wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/884.htm" title="884: bə·’êr (Prep) -- Well of seven, a place in the Negev. From 'er and sheba'; well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/884.htm" title="884: šā·ḇa‘ (N-proper-fs) -- Well of seven, a place in the Negev. From 'er and sheba'; well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine.">Beersheba.</a> 15When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.…<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="/genesis/16-6.htm">Genesis 16:6-10</a> “Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her. / Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur. / “Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied. ... <a href="/genesis/25-6.htm">Genesis 25:6</a> 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="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15-22</a> When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well. / Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. / And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2-4</a> Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments. / He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. / Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. <a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3-8</a> And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, / while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” / Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” ... <a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4-9</a> Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell. / They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them. / Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. ... <a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a> The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs. <a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a> They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. <a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Jeremiah 2:6</a> They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’ <a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14</a> “Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly. <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a> When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” <a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Matthew 4:1-2</a> Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. / After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. <a href="/luke/1-80.htm">Luke 1:80</a> And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel. <a href="/luke/4-1.htm">Luke 4:1-2</a> Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, / where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry. <a href="/john/4-6.htm">John 4:6-14</a> Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. / When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” / (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.A.<a href="/genesis/19-27.htm">Genesis 19:27</a> And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:<a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Genesis 22:3</a> And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.<a href="/genesis/24-54.htm">Genesis 24:54</a> And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.took.<a href="/genesis/25-6.htm">Genesis 25:6</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/36-6.htm">Genesis 36:6,7</a> And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob… child.<a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Genesis 21:12</a> And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.<a href="/genesis/21-20.htm">Genesis 21:20</a> And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.<a href="/genesis/21-16.htm">Genesis 21:16</a> And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.sent.<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.wandered.<a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">Genesis 16:7</a> And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.<a href="/genesis/37-15.htm">Genesis 37:15</a> And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?<a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Psalm 107:4</a> They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.Beer-sheba.<a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31</a> Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.<a href="/genesis/21-33.htm">Genesis 21:33</a> And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Beersheba</a> <a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Beer-Sheba</a> <a href="/matthew/26-7.htm">Bottle</a> <a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/genesis/19-3.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Child</a> <a href="/genesis/20-1.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/genesis/20-8.htm">Early</a> <a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Hagar</a> <a href="/genesis/20-8.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/genesis/20-8.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/luke/15-5.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/genesis/3-21.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-15.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-38.htm">Wandered</a> <a href="/genesis/18-4.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/21-22.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Beersheba</a> <a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Beer-Sheba</a> <a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Bottle</a> <a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/genesis/25-34.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Child</a> <a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Early</a> <a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">Hagar</a> <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/genesis/24-20.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/genesis/21-32.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/genesis/24-15.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/psalms/44-18.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/joshua/14-10.htm">Wandered</a> <a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Water</a> <a href="/genesis/21-20.htm">Wilderness</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>Early in the morning This phrase indicates prompt obedience and urgency. In biblical narratives, early morning often signifies a time of significant action or divine encounter (e.g., <a href="/genesis/19-27.htm">Genesis 19:27</a>, <a href="/exodus/24-4.htm">Exodus 24:4</a>). It reflects Abraham's immediate compliance with God's directive, emphasizing his faith and trust in God's plan.Abraham got up Abraham's actions demonstrate his leadership and responsibility. As the patriarch, he is the one to initiate the difficult task of sending Hagar and Ishmael away. This moment is a test of faith, as Abraham must trust God's promise concerning Ishmael's future (<a href="/genesis/21-13.htm">Genesis 21:13</a>).took bread and a skin of water The provision of bread and water highlights the basic sustenance needed for survival. In the ancient Near East, a skin of water was a common method of carrying liquids. This provision, though minimal, signifies Abraham's care and concern for Hagar and Ishmael, even as he sends them away.put them on Hagar’s shoulders This act of placing the provisions on Hagar's shoulders indicates her role as the primary caregiver for Ishmael. It also reflects the cultural norms of the time, where women often carried burdens. The physical burden symbolizes the emotional and spiritual weight Hagar bears as she leaves.and sent her away with the boy The sending away of Hagar and Ishmael is a pivotal moment, reflecting the fulfillment of God's promise to make Ishmael a great nation (<a href="/genesis/21-13.htm">Genesis 21:13</a>). It also underscores the separation between Isaac, the child of promise, and Ishmael, aligning with God's covenantal plan.She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba The Wilderness of Beersheba is a semi-arid region, emphasizing the harsh conditions Hagar and Ishmael faced. Beersheba later becomes a significant location in Israel's history, associated with God's faithfulness and covenant (<a href="/genesis/26-23.htm">Genesis 26:23-33</a>). The wandering signifies a period of trial and testing, reminiscent of Israel's future wilderness experiences.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch of the Israelites, who is obedient to God's command, even when it involves difficult decisions regarding his family. 2. <a href="/topical/h/hagar.htm">Hagar</a> An Egyptian maidservant of Sarah, who becomes the mother of Ishmael. She is sent away with her son into the wilderness, highlighting themes of trust and survival. 3. <a href="/topical/i/ishmael.htm">Ishmael</a> The son of Abraham and Hagar, who is part of God's promise to make a great nation, despite being sent away from his father's household. 4. <a href="/topical/w/wilderness_of_beersheba.htm">Wilderness of Beersheba</a> A desert region where Hagar and Ishmael wander, symbolizing a place of testing and divine encounter. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_morning_departure.htm">The Morning Departure</a> The timing of the event signifies a new beginning and the start of a journey that requires faith and reliance on God's provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_difficult_decisions.htm">Obedience in Difficult Decisions</a> Abraham's actions remind us that obedience to God can sometimes involve making hard choices that we may not fully understand. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_the_wilderness.htm">God's Provision in the Wilderness</a> Just as God provided for Hagar and Ishmael, He provides for us in our times of need and uncertainty. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Despite being sent away, Ishmael is still part of God's promise, teaching us to trust in God's faithfulness even when circumstances seem dire. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_testing.htm">The Role of Testing</a> The wilderness experience is a time of testing and growth, where reliance on God is deepened. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_responsibility.htm">Compassion and Responsibility</a> Abraham's provision of bread and water for Hagar and Ishmael shows the importance of caring for others, even when parting ways.<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_is_ishmael_depicted_as_a_child.htm">Why does Genesis 21:14–18 seem to portray Ishmael as a small child when he would have been a teenager? </a> <a href="/q/will_we_ever_be_thirsty_again.htm">Will we ever be thirsty again?</a> <a href="/q/where_can_single_parents_get_support.htm">How can single parents find advice and support?</a> <a href="/q/what_lessons_from_sarah_and_hagar.htm">What lessons does the Sarah and Hagar story teach?</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>(14) And the child.--Ishmael was now sixteen or seventeen years of age, but the word yeled used in this place has no reference to age, and in <a href="/genesis/4-23.htm" title="And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.">Genesis 4:23</a> is even translated "young man." It literally signifies one born, and is applied in <a href="/genesis/42-22.htm" title="And Reuben answered them, saying, Spoke I not to you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and you would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.">Genesis 42:22</a> to Joseph, when he was about Ishmael's age. So the "children who mocked Elisha" (<a href="/2_kings/2-23.htm" title="And he went up from there to Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, you bald head; go up, you bald head.">2Kings 2:23</a>) were doubtless grown young men. In <a href="/genesis/21-18.htm" title="Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand; for I will make him a great nation.">Genesis 21:18</a>, Ishmael is called "a lad;" shortly afterwards he was able to maintain himself and Hagar with his bow (<a href="/genesis/21-20.htm" title="And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelled in the wilderness, and became an archer.">Genesis 21:20</a>), and his mother took a wife for him from Egypt (<a href="/genesis/21-21.htm" title="And he dwelled in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.">Genesis 21:21</a>). The narrative, therefore, does not represent Ishmael as a small child, and the idea has probably arisen from the supposition that Abraham placed Ishmael, as well as the supply of food, on Hagar's shoulder. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, - hastening to put in force the Divine instructions (cf. <a href="/genesis/19-27.htm">Genesis 19:27</a>; <a href="/genesis/22-8.htm">Genesis 22:8</a>, Abraham; <a href="/genesis/20-8.htm">Genesis 20:8</a>, Abimelech; <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18</a>, Jacob) - and took bread, and a bottle of water, - the bottle, from a root signifying to enclose (Furst); ἀσκόν (LXX.), was composed of skin, the material of which the earliest carrying vessels were constructed (cf. <a href="/joshua/9-4.htm">Joshua 9:4, 13</a>; <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">Judges 4:19</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/16-20.htm">1 Samuel 16:20</a>; <a href="/matthew/9-17.htm">Matthew 9:17</a>). "The monuments of Egypt, the sculptures of Mesopotamia, and the relics of Herculaneum and Pompeii afford ample opportunities to learn the shape and use of every variety of bottles, often surprising us both by their elegance and costliness" (Kalisch) - and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, - the usual place for carrying such vessels among Oriental women. According to Herodotus (2. 35), Egyptian women carried burdens on their shoulders, Egyptian men upon their heads - and the child, - not placing the child, now a youth of over seventeen years, upon her shoulder (LXX., Schumann, Bohlen); but giving him, along with the bottle (Havernick, Kalisch, A Lapide, Ainsworth), or, as well as the bread (Keil, Murphy), to Hagar, not to be carried as a burden, but led as a companion - and sent her away - divorced her by the command of God (A Lapide); but as Hagar was never recognized by God as Abraham's wife, her sending away was not a case of divorce (Wordsworth) - and she departed (from Beersheba, whither Abraham had by this time removed, and where, in all probability, Isaac had been born), and wandered - i.e. lost her way (cf. <a href="/genesis/37-15.htm">Genesis 37:15</a>) - in the wilderness (the uncultivated waste between Palestine and Egypt) of Beersheba - introduced here by anticipation, unless the incident in Vers. 22-33 had previously taken place (vide on Ver. 31). CHAPTER 21:15-21 <a href="/commentaries/genesis/21-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Early in the morning, בַּבֹּ֡קֶר (bab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning Abraham אַבְרָהָ֣ם ׀ (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation got up, וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם (way·yaš·kêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7925.htm">Strong's 7925: </a> To load up, to start early in the morning took וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (way·yiq·qaḥ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take bread לֶחֶם֩ (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain and a skin of water, וְחֵ֨מַת (wə·ḥê·maṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2573.htm">Strong's 2573: </a> A skin bottle put שָׂ֧ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set them on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Hagar’s הָ֠גָר (hā·ḡār) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1904.htm">Strong's 1904: </a> Hagar shoulders, שִׁכְמָ֛הּ (šiḵ·māh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7926.htm">Strong's 7926: </a> The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill and sent her away with the boy. הַיֶּ֖לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3206.htm">Strong's 3206: </a> Something born, a lad, offspring She left וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and wandered וַתֵּ֔תַע (wat·tê·ṯa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8582.htm">Strong's 8582: </a> To vacillate, reel, stray in the wilderness בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר (bə·miḏ·bar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech of בְּאֵ֥ר (bə·’êr) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> Beersheba. שָֽׁבַע׃ (šā·ḇa‘) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_884.htm">Strong's 884: </a> Beersheba -- 'well of seven', a place in the Negev <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/21-14.htm">Genesis 21:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/21-14.htm">OT Law: Genesis 21:14 Abraham rose up early in the morning (Gen. 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