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Genesis 21:12

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10 and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!”

11 Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.

But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.

13 But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”

14 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.

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BSB
But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
KJV
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.
WEB
God said to Abraham, “Don’t let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your servant. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be named through Isaac.
ASV
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid. In all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice. For in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
DARBY
And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad and because of thy handmaid: [in] all that Sarah hath said to thee hearken to her voice, for in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.
BLB
And God said to Abraham, “Let it not be wrong in your eyes because of the boy or because of your maidservant; all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For in Isaac your seed will be reckoned.
ÅB
Men Gud sa til Abraham: La det ikke gjøre deg ondt for guttens og for din slavekvinnes skyld! Lyd Sara i alt det hun sier til deg! For i Isak skal det nevnes deg en slekt.
OTB
Men Gud sa til Abraham, “Ikke vær bekymret for gutten og din slavekvinne. Lytt til Sara, for gjennom Isak skal dine etterkommere bli navngitt.
B1930
Men Gud sa til Abraham: La det ikke gjøre dig ondt for guttens og for din trælkvinnes skyld! Lyd Sara i alt det hun sier til dig! For i Isak skal det nevnes dig en ætt.

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  • Hebrews 11:18

    even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

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  • Romans 9:7–8

    Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

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  • Genesis 17:19

    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.

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  • 1 Samuel 8:9

    Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”

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  • 1 Samuel 8:7

    And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.

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  • Genesis 17:21

    But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”

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  • Isaiah 46:10

    I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

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