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Genesis 21
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– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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Isaac Is Born

(Heb 11:11 )

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Gen 21:1 - Then the LORD^H3068 took^H6485 note^H6485 of Sarah^H8283 as He had said,^H559 and the LORD^H3068 did^H6213 for Sarah^H8283 as He had [fn]promised.^H1696

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Gen 21:2 - So Sarah^H8283 conceived^H2029 and bore^H3205 a son^H1121 to Abraham^H85 in his old^H2208 age,^H2208 at the appointed^H4150 time^H4150 of which^H834 God^H430 had spoken^H1696 to him.

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Gen 21:3 - Abraham^H85 called^H7121 the name^H8034 of his son^H1121 who was born^H3205 to him, whom^H834 Sarah^H8283 bore^H3205 to him, Isaac.^H3327

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Gen 21:4 - Then Abraham^H85 circumcised^H4135 his son^H1121 Isaac^H3327 when he was eight^H8083 days^H3117 old,^H1121 as God^H430 had commanded^H6680 him.

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Gen 21:5 - Now Abraham^H85 was one hundred^H3967 years^H8141 old^H1121 when his son^H1121 Isaac^H3327 was born^H3205 to him.

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Gen 21:6 - Sarah^H8283 said,^H559 “God^H430 has made^H6213 laughter^H6712 for me; everyone^H3605 who hears^H8085 will laugh^H6711 [fn]with me.”

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Gen 21:7 - And she said,^H559 “Who^H4310 would have said^H559 to Abraham^H85 that Sarah^H8283 would nurse^H3243 children?^H1121 Yet^H3588 I have borne^H3205 him a son^H1121 in his old^H2208 age.”^H2208

(Gal 4:21–30 )

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Gen 21:8 - The child^H3206 grew^H1431 and was weaned,^H1580 and Abraham^H85 made^H6213 a great^H1419 feast^H4960 on the day^H3117 that Isaac^H3327 was weaned.^H1580

Sarah Turns against Hagar

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Gen 21:9 - Now Sarah^H8283 saw^H7200 the son^H1121 of Hagar^H1904 the Egyptian,^H4713 whom^H834 she had borne^H3205 to Abraham,^H85 [fn]mocking.^H6711

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Gen 21:10 - Therefore she said^H559 to Abraham,^H85 “Drive^H1644 out this^H2088 maid^H519 and her son,^H1121 for the son^H1121 of this^H2088 maid^H519 shall not be an heir^H3423 with my son^H1121 [fn]Isaac.”^H3327

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Gen 21:11 - The matter^H1697 [fn]distressed^H7489 Abraham^H85 greatly^H3966 because^H5921^H182 of his son.^H1121

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Gen 21:12 - But God^H430 said^H559 to Abraham,^H85 “[fn]Do not be distressed^H7489 because^H5921 of the lad^H5288 and your maid;^H519 whatever^H3605^H834 Sarah^H8283 tells^H559 you, listen^H8085 to her, for through^H4480 Isaac^H3327 [fn]your descendants^H2233 shall be named.^H7121

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Gen 21:13 - “And of the son^H1121 of the maid^H519 I will make^H7760 a nation^H1471 also,^H1571 because^H3588 he is your [fn]descendant.”^H2233

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Gen 21:14 - So Abraham^H85 rose^H7925 early^H7925 in the morning^H1242 and took^H3947 bread^H3899 and a [fn]skin^H2573 of water^H4325 and gave^H5414 them to Hagar,^H1904 putting^H7760 them on her shoulder,^H7926 and gave her the boy,^H3206 and sent^H7971 her away.^H7971 And she departed^H1980 and wandered^H8582 about in the wilderness^H4057 of Beersheba.^H884

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Gen 21:15 - When the water^H4325 in the skin^H2573 was used^H3615 up, she [fn]left^H7993 the boy^H3206 under^H8478 one^H259 of the bushes.^H7880

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Gen 21:16 - Then she went^H1980 and sat^H3427 down^H3427 opposite^H4480^H5048 him, about a bowshot^H2909^H7198 away,^H7368 for she said,^H559 “Do not let me [fn]see^H7200 the boy^H3206 die.”^H4194 And she sat^H3427 opposite^H4480^H5048 him, and lifted^H5375 up her voice^H6963 and wept.^H1058

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Gen 21:17 - God^H430 heard^H8085 the lad^H5288 crying;^H6963 and the angel^H4397 of God^H430 called^H7121 to Hagar^H1904 from heaven^H8064 and said^H559 to her, “What^H4100 is the matter with you, Hagar?^H1904 Do not fear,^H3372 for God^H430 has heard^H8085 the voice^H6963 of the lad^H5288 where^H834^H8033 he is.

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Gen 21:18 - “Arise,^H6965 lift^H5375 up the lad,^H5288 and hold^H2388 him by [fn]the hand,^H3027 for I will make^H7760 a great^H1419 nation^H1471 of him.”

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Gen 21:19 - Then God^H430 opened^H6491 her eyes^H5869 and she saw^H7200 a well^H875 of water;^H4325 and she went^H1980 and filled^H4390 the [fn]skin^H2573 with water^H4325 and gave^H8248 the lad^H5288 a drink.^H8248

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Gen 21:20 - God^H430 was with the lad,^H5288 and he grew;^H1431 and he [fn]lived^H3427 in the wilderness^H4057 and became^H1961 an archer.^H7235^H7199

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Gen 21:21 - He [fn]lived^H3427 in the wilderness^H4057 of Paran,^H6290 and his mother^H517 took^H3947 a wife^H802 for him from the land^H776 of Egypt.^H4714

Covenant with Abimelech

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Gen 21:22 - Now it came^H1961 about at that time^H6256 that Abimelech^H40 and Phicol,^H6369 the commander^H8269 of his army,^H6635 spoke^H559 to Abraham,^H85 saying,^H559 “God^H430 is with you in all^H3605 that you do;^H6213

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Gen 21:23 - now^H6258 therefore, swear^H7650 to me here^H2008 by God^H430 that you will not deal^H8266 falsely^H8266 with me or with my offspring^H5209 or with my posterity,^H5220 but according to the kindness^H2617 that I have shown^H6213 to you, you shall show^H6213 to me and to the land^H776 in which^H834 you have sojourned.”^H1481

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Gen 21:24 - Abraham^H85 said,^H559 “I swear^H7650 it.”

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Gen 21:25 - But Abraham^H85 [fn]complained^H3198 to Abimelech^H40 because^H5921^H182 of the well^H875 of water^H4325 which^H834 the servants^H5650 of Abimelech^H40 had seized.^H1497

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Gen 21:26 - And Abimelech^H40 said,^H559 “I do not know^H3045 who^H4310 has done^H6213 this^H2088 thing;^H1697 you did not tell^H5046 me, nor^H571^H3808 did I hear^H8085 of it [fn]until^H1115 today.”^H3117

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Gen 21:27 - Abraham^H85 took^H3947 sheep^H6629 and oxen^H1241 and gave^H5414 them to Abimelech,^H40 and the two^H8147 of them made^H3772 a covenant.^H1285

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Gen 21:28 - Then Abraham^H85 set^H5324 seven^H7651 ewe^H3535 lambs^H3535 of the flock^H6629 by themselves.^H905

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Gen 21:29 - Abimelech^H40 said^H559 to Abraham,^H85 “What^H4100 do these^H428 seven^H7651 ewe^H3535 lambs^H3535 mean, which^H834 you have set^H5324 by themselves?”^H905

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Gen 21:30 - He said,^H559 “You shall take^H3947 these seven^H7651 ewe^H3535 lambs^H3535 from my hand^H3027 so^H5668 that it may be a witness^H5713 to me, that I dug^H2658 this^H2088 well.”^H875

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Gen 21:31 - Therefore^H5921^H3651 he called^H7121 that place^H4725 Beersheba,^H884 because^H3588 there^H8033 the two^H8147 of them took^H7650 an oath.^H7650

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Gen 21:32 - So they made^H3772 a covenant^H1285 at Beersheba;^H884 and Abimelech^H40 and Phicol,^H6369 the commander^H8269 of his army,^H6635 arose^H6965 and returned^H7725 to the land^H776 of the Philistines.^H6430

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Gen 21:33 - Abraham planted^H5193 a tamarisk^H815 tree^H815 at Beersheba,^H884 and there^H8033 he called^H7121 on the name^H8034 of the LORD,^H3068 the Everlasting^H5769 God.^H410

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Gen 21:34 - And Abraham^H85 sojourned^H1481 in the land^H776 of the Philistines^H6430 for many^H7227 days.^H3117

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NASB95 Footnotes

Literally: spoken

Literally: for

Or, playing

Literally: with Isaac

(21:11)

Literally: was very grievous in Abraham's sight

(21:12)

Literally: Do not let it be grievous in your sight

(21:12)

Literally: your seed will be called

(21:13)

Literally: seed

(21:14)

I.e. a skin used as a bottle

(21:15)

Literally: cast

(21:16)

Literally: look upon the death of the child

Literally: your

V 14, note 1

Literally: dwelt

Literally: dwelt

Literally: reproved

(21:26)

Literally: except

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Genesis 21
NASB95
– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)