Genesis 21:13

Genesis 21:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
• New International Version (NIV)I will make the son of the slave into a nation also, because he is your offspring.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed.”

Context of Genesis 21:13

11The situation distressed Abraham greatly because of his son [Ishmael]. 12God said to Abraham, “Do not let it distress you because of Ishmael and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her and do what she asks, for your descendants will be named through Isaac. And I will also make a nation of [Ishmael] the son of the maid, because he is your descendant.” 14So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she left [but lost her way] and wandered [aimlessly] in the Wilderness of Beersheba. 15When the water in the skin was all gone, Hagar abandoned the boy under one of the bushes.

Genesis 21:13 word by word

וְגַ֥ם אֶת־בֶּן־הָאָמָ֖ה לְג֣וֹי אֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ כִּ֥י זַרְעֲךָ֖ הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And also of the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of the bondwomanאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
• will I makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• a nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• thy seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233

Cross-references for Genesis 21:13

• Genesis 21:18Get up, help the boy up, and hold him by the hand, for I will make him a great nation.”
• Genesis 16:10Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, “I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count.”
• Genesis 17:20As for Ishmael, I have heard and listened to you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will greatly multiply him [through his descendants]. He will be the father of twelve princes (chieftains, sheiks), and I will make him a great nation.
• Genesis 25:12Now these are the records of the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maid, bore to Abraham;

Commentaries on Genesis 21:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - The Birth of Isaac 7. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word. 14. חמת chêmet “bottle,” akin to חמה chāmâh “surround, enclose,” and הוּם chûm “black. באר שׁבע beêr -sheba‛ Beer-sheba, “well of seven.” 22. פיכל pı̂ykol Pikhol, “mouth or spokesman of all.” 23. נין nı̂yn “offspring, kin;” related: “sprout, flourish.” נכד neked “progeny,” perhaps “acquaintance,” cognate with נגד ngd “be before” (the eyes) and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Let us not overlook the manner in which this family matter instructs us not to rest in outward privileges, or in our own doings. And let us seek the blessings of the new covenant by faith in its Divine Surety. Ishmael's conduct was persecution, being done in profane contempt of the covenant and promise, and with malice against Isaac. God takes notice of what children say and do in their play; and will reckon with them, if they say or do amiss…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13Abraham was upset when Sarah asked him to send Hagar and Ishmael away. God told Abraham to agree, promising that Ishmael would also have a future as Abraham's descendant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation--Thus Providence overruled a family brawl to give rise to two great and extraordinary peoples.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 21:13

• Abraham
• Children
• Concubinage
• Cruelty
• Ishmael
• Polygamy
• Predestination
• Sarah
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Call
• Cast
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• Falsely
• Grievous
• Ishmael
• Lift
• Mean
• Visit
• Atonement, Day of

Commentaries on Genesis 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings