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Genesis 21:13

Mercy and compassion

11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

12 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.

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

14 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.

15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”
KJV
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
WEB
I will also make a nation of the son of the servant, because he is your child.”
ASV
And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
DARBY
But also the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
BLB
Yet the son of the maidservant I will make into a nation, because he [is] your seed.”
ÅB
Men også slavekvinnens sønn vil jeg gjøre til et folk, fordi han er din sønn.
OTB
Jeg vil også gjøre sønnen til slavekvinnen til en nasjon, fordi han er din etterkommer.”
B1930
Men også trælkvinnens sønn vil jeg gjøre til et folk, fordi han er din sønn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 16:10

    And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

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  • Genesis 17:20

    And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

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  • Genesis 21:18

    Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

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  • Genesis 25:12–18

    Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

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