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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And Abraham named their son Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham named his son who was born to him, the son whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Abraham named his son Isaac (laughter), <i>the son</i> to whom Sarah gave birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham named his son who was born to him—the one Sarah bore to him—Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham named his son who was born to him—the one Sarah bore to him—Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Abraham named his son Isaac, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Abraham named his newborn son Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Abraham named him Isaac, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Abraham named his son who was born to him Isaac—the very one whom Sarah bore for him! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Abraham named his son--whom Sarah bore to him--Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Abraham calls the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah has borne to him—Isaac;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him -- Isaac;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Abraham shall call the name of his son being born to him, whom Sarah will bear to him, Isaak.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sara bore him, Isaac. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sarah bore for him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Abraham gave the name Isaac to this son of his whom Sarah bore him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Abraham gave the name Isaac to his son whom Sarah bore him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son, Isaaq, who was begotten by him, to whom Sara had given birth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Abraam called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarrha bore to him, Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/21-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4555" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/21.htm">The Birth of Isaac</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><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.">And Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šem- (N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">to the son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: han·nō·w·laḏ- (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8283.htm" title="8283: śā·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Princess, a wife of Abraham. The same as sarah; Sarah, Abraham's wife.">Sarah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yā·lə·ḏāh- (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">bore</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a></span><br />But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Genesis 18:10</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></span><br />Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a></span><br />By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-7.htm">Romans 9:7-9</a></span><br />Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. / For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-22.htm">Galatians 4:22-23</a></span><br />For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. / His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-4.htm">Genesis 15:4</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2</a></span><br />“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-19.htm">Genesis 25:19</a></span><br />This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Genesis 30:22-24</a></span><br />Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, / and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said. / She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-23.htm">Genesis 35:23</a></span><br />The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-19.htm">Genesis 46:19</a></span><br />The sons of Jacob’s wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-5.htm">Genesis 48:5</a></span><br />And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Genesis 49:3</a></span><br />Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm">1 Samuel 1:20</a></span><br />So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6,12</a></b></br> And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, <i>so that</i> all that hear will laugh with me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a></b></br> And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, <i>and</i> with his seed after him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2</a></b></br> And he said, Take now thy son, thine only <i>son</i> Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/18-13.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Born</a> <a href="/genesis/17-21.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Sarah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/21-4.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/22-24.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/21-5.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/22-23.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/21-5.htm">Born</a> <a href="/genesis/21-4.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/21-6.htm">Sarah</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Isaac is born, and circumcised.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-6.htm">Sarah's joy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-8.htm">Isaac is weaned.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-9.htm">Hagar and Ishmael sent away.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-15.htm">Hagar in distress.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-17.htm">The angel relieves and comforts her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/21-23.htm">Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beersheba.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>And Abraham gave the name Isaac</b><br>The name "Isaac" means "he laughs" or "laughter," reflecting the joy and surprise surrounding his birth. This name is significant because both Abraham and Sarah laughed at the promise of having a son in their old age (<a href="/genesis/17-17.htm">Genesis 17:17</a>; 18:12). Isaac's name serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises, despite human doubt. The act of naming by Abraham signifies his acceptance and acknowledgment of God's promise. Naming in biblical times was a significant act, often reflecting character or destiny.<p><b>to the son Sarah bore to him</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the fulfillment of God's specific promise to Abraham and Sarah, not just to Abraham alone. Sarah's role is crucial, as she was initially barren, and her bearing a son is a testament to God's miraculous intervention. This event is a pivotal moment in the Abrahamic covenant, as Isaac is the child through whom God's promises to Abraham would be realized (<a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a>). The birth of Isaac also prefigures the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ, born to Mary, who was a virgin, highlighting the theme of divine intervention in human history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, chosen by God to be the father of many nations. His faith and obedience are central themes in his account.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah</a></b><br>Abraham's wife, who was barren for many years before God fulfilled His promise to give her a son in her old age.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The promised son of Abraham and Sarah, whose name means "he laughs" in Hebrew, reflecting both Abraham and Sarah's initial reactions to God's promise.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_birth_of_isaac.htm">The Birth of Isaac</a></b><br>A pivotal event in the biblical account, marking the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and Sarah and the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham's descendants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Abraham and Sarah's account teaches us the importance of trusting in God's promises, even when circumstances seem impossible. Their faith was rewarded with the birth of Isaac, demonstrating that God is faithful to His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_names.htm">The Significance of Names</a></b><br>In biblical times, names often held prophetic or significant meanings. Isaac's name, meaning "he laughs," serves as a reminder of the joy and fulfillment that comes from God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_timing.htm">God's Timing</a></b><br>The birth of Isaac occurred in God's perfect timing, not according to human expectations. This teaches us to be patient and trust in God's timing for the fulfillment of His promises in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_continuation.htm">Covenant Continuation</a></b><br>Isaac's birth signifies the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham, reminding us of the importance of generational faithfulness and the impact of God's promises on future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_did.htm">What is the total number of Abraham's wives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_support_expelling_ishmael.htm">Why does God endorse Sarah's demand to expel Hagar and Ishmael in Genesis 21:10-14 despite earlier promises to Ishmael?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_galatians_4_22-23_and_genesis_differ.htm">Why does Galatians 4:22-23, referring to Abraham's two sons, contradict other accounts of their significance in Genesis?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_old_was_isaac_at_the_offering.htm">What was Isaac's age during Abraham's offering?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">Abraham called the name of his son.</span>--Attention has been called to the fact that we have here two things contrary to subsequent usage: for, first, the father names the child, and not the mother; and, secondly, he names him at his birth, instead of waiting until his circumcision. It might be enough to answer that the child was really named by God (<a href="/genesis/17-19.htm" title="And God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed; and you shall call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.">Genesis 17:19</a>), and that Abraham only acknowledges that the son born was the promised Isaac; but really, as we have seen before, there was as yet no settled rule as to either of these points.<p><span class= "bld">Isaac.</span>--This name not only recorded the fact of the laughter of the father (<a href="/genesis/17-17.htm" title="Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?">Genesis 17:17</a>) and of the mother (<a href="/genesis/18-12.htm" title="Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?">Genesis 18:12</a>), but was a standing memorial that Isaac's birth was contrary to nature, and one of which the promise was provocative of ridicule in the sight even of his parents.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Abraham called the name of his son</span> - the naming of a child by its father is, according to partitionists, a peculiarity of the Elohist as distinguished from the Jehovist, who assigns that function to the mother; but <span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/16-15.htm">Genesis 16:15</a> - <span class="cmt_word">that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him</span> (the latter clause being added to distinguish him from Hagar's child), Isaac - <span class="cmt_word">laughter; the name appointed for him by God before his birth</span> (<a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/21-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Abraham</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָהָ֜ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֨א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the name</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁם־</span> <span class="translit">(šem-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isaac</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְחָֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֧וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sarah</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8283.htm">Strong's 8283: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bore</span><br /><span class="heb">יָלְדָה־</span> <span class="translit">(yā·lə·ḏāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him.</span><br /><span class="heb">לּ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/21-3.htm">OT Law: Genesis 21:3 Abraham called his son who was born (Gen. 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