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Genesis 21:15

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.

When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.

16 Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.

17 Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.

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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.

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BSB
When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
KJV
And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
WEB
The water in the container was spent, and she put the child under one of the shrubs.
ASV
And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
DARBY
And the water was exhausted from the flask; and she cast the child under one of the shrubs,
BLB
And the water was used up from the skin, and she cast the boy under one of the bushes.
ÅB
Da det var forbi med vannet i sekken, kastet hun gutten fra seg under en busk
OTB
Da vannet i skinnsekken var oppbrukt, plasserte hun gutten under en av buskene.
B1930
Da det var forbi med vannet i sekken, kastet hun gutten fra sig under en busk

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 14:3

    The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.

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  • 2 Kings 3:9

    So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.

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  • Psalms 63:1

    O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

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  • Exodus 15:22–25

    Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.

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  • Exodus 17:1–3

    Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.

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  • Isaiah 44:12

    The blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.

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  • Genesis 21:14

    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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