Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 21

1Now the LORDוַֽיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068attendedפָּקַ֥דpa.KadH6485אֶת־'et-H853to Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834He had saidאָמָ֑ר'a.MarH559,and the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for Sarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834He had promisedדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

2So Sarahשָׂרָ֧הsa.RahH8283conceivedוַתַּהַר֩va.ta.HarH2029and boreוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85in his old ageלִזְקֻנָ֑יוliz.ku.NavH2208,at the very timeלַמּוֹעֵ֕דla.mo.'EdH4150אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had promisedדִּבֶּ֥ר אֹת֖וֹdi.Ber 'o.ToH1696 H854.

3And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶֽת־'et-H853gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327to the sonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121הַנּֽוֹלַד־ha.no.lad-H3205אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283boreיָלְדָה־Yal.dah-H3205to him.

4When his sonH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327was eightשְׁמֹנַ֖תshe.mo.NatH8083days oldיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853circumcised himוַיָּ֤מָלvai.Ya.molH4135,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had commanded himצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.

5Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֖םve.'av.ra.HamH85was a hundredמְאַ֣תme.'AtH3967years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֑הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Isaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327was bornבְּהִוָּ֣לֶדbe.hi.Va.ledH3205to himאֵ֖ת'etH853.

6Then Sarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430has madeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213melaughצְחֹ֕קtze.ChokH6712,and everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who hears of thisהַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַha.sho.Me.a'H8085will laughיִֽצְחַק־yitz.chak-H6711with me.”

7She addedוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Whoמִ֤יmiH4310would have toldמִלֵּל֙mi.LelH4448Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85that Sarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283would nurseהֵינִ֥יקָהhei.Ni.kahH3243childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121?Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have borne himיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121in his old ageלִזְקֻנָֽיו׃liz.ku.NavH2208.”

8So the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִּגְדַּ֥לvai.yig.DalH1431and was weanedוַיִּגָּמַ֑לvai.yi.ga.MalH1580,and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85heldוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327was weanedהִגָּמֵ֥לhi.ga.MelH1580אֶת־'et-H853.

Sarah Turns against Hagar

(Galatians 4:21–30)

9But Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283אֶֽת־'et-H853saw thatוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Hagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713had borneיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85was mockingמְצַחֵֽק׃me.tza.ChekH6711her son,

10and she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85, “Expelגָּרֵ֛שׁga.ReshH1644theהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853slave womanהָאָמָ֥הha.'a.MahH519and her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the slave woman’sהָאָמָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔אתha.'a.Mah ha.ZotH519 H2063sonבֶּן־ben-H1121will neverלֹ֤אlo'H3808share in the inheritanceיִירַשׁ֙yi.RashH3423withעִם־'im-H5973my sonבְּנִ֖י עִם־be.Ni 'im-H1121 H5973Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327!”

11Now this matterהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697distressedוַיֵּ֧רַע בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NeiH7489 H5869Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966because it concernedעַ֖ל אוֹדֹ֥ת'al 'o.DotH5921 H182his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Ishmael.

12But Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be distressedיֵרַ֤ע בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ye.Ra' be.'ei.Nei.khaH7489 H5869aboutעַל־'al-H5921the boyהַנַּ֣עַר וְעַל־ha.Na.'ar ve.'al-H5288 H5921and your maidservantאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519.Listen toשְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹלָ֑הּshe.Ma' be.ko.LahH8085 H6963everythingכֹּל֩kolH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283tellsתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559youאֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,forכִּ֣יkiH3588through Isaacבְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327youroffspringזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233will be reckonedיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

13But I will alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853makeאֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760a nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471of the slave woman’sהָאָמָ֖הha.'a.MahH519sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is your offspringזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233.”

14Early in the morningבַּבֹּ֡קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85got upוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yash.KemH7925,tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947breadלֶחֶם֩le.ChemH3899and a skin of waterוְחֵ֨מַת מַ֜יִם וַיִּתֵּ֣ן אֶל־ve.Che.mat Ma.yim vai.yi.Ten 'el-H2573 H4325 H5414 H413,put themשָׂ֧םsamH7760onעַל־'al-H5921Hagar’sהָ֠גָרHa.gorH1904shouldersשִׁכְמָ֛הּshikh.MahH7926וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and sent her away with the boyהַיֶּ֖לֶד וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָhai.Ye.led vay.sha.le.Che.haH3206 H7971.She leftוַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and wanderedוַתֵּ֔תַעva.Te.ta'H8582in the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057ofבְּאֵ֥רbe.'ErH884Beershebaשָֽׁבַע׃Sha.va'H884.

15When the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325inמִן־min-H4480the skinהַחֵ֑מֶתha.Che.metH2573was goneוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615,she leftוַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְva.tash.LekhH7993אֶת־'et-H853the boyהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of the bushesהַשִּׂיחִֽם׃ha.si.ChimH7880.

16Then she went offוַתֵּלֶךְ֩va.te.leKhH1980and sat downוַתֵּ֨שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427nearbyמִנֶּ֗גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048,about a bowshotכִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י קֶ֔שֶׁתkim.ta.cha.Vei Ke.shetH2909 H7198awayהַרְחֵק֙har.ChekH7368,forכִּ֣יkiH3588she saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559, “I cannotאַל־'al-H408bear to watchאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200the boyהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206dieבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194!”And as she satוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427nearbyמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048,she lifted upוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853her voiceקֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963and weptוַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃va.Te.vekH1058.

17Then Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the boyהַנַּעַר֒ha.na.'ArH5288,and the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413Hagarהָגָר֙ha.GarH1904fromמִן־min-H4480heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “What is wrongמַה־mah-H4100,Hagarהָגָ֑רha.GarH1904?Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶל־'E.lo.Him 'el-H430 H413has heardשָׁמַ֧עsha.Ma'H8085the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834heהוּא־hu'-H1931liesשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

18Get upק֚וּמִיKu.miH6965,lift upשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288אֶת־'et-H853,and takeוְהַחֲזִ֥יקִיve.ha.cha.Zi.kiH2388himאֶת־'et-H853by the handיָדֵ֖ךְya.DekhH3027,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will make himאֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃'a.si.Me.nuH7760into a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.”

19Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491her eyesעֵינֶ֔יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869,and she sawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200a wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.So she wentוַתֵּ֜לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and filledוַתְּמַלֵּ֤אva.te.ma.Le'H4390אֶת־'et-H853the skin with waterהַחֵ֙מֶת֙ מַ֔יִםha.Che.met Ma.yimH2573 H4325and gave the boyהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288a drinkוַתַּ֖שְׁקְva.TashkH8248אֶת־'et-H853.

20And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430wasוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961withאֶת־'et-H854the boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and he grew upוַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.DalH1431and settledוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057and becameוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961a greatרֹבֶ֥הro.VehH7235archerקַשָּֽׁת׃ka.ShatH7199.

21And while he was dwellingוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290,his motherאִמּ֛וֹ'i.MoH517gotוַתִּֽקַּֽח־va.ti.kach-H3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for himfrom the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

The Covenant at Beersheba

22וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961At thatהַהִ֔ואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and Phicolוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר'av.ra.Ham le.MorH85 H559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430is with youעִמְּךָ֔'i.me.KhaH5973in allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859doעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213.

23Now, thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,swearהִשָּׁ֨בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to mehereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008before Godבֵֽאלֹהִים֙ve.lo.HimH430that you will notאִם־'im-H518deal falselyתִּשְׁקֹ֣רtish.KorH8266with meor my childrenוּלְנִינִ֖יu.le.ni.NiH5209or descendantsוּלְנֶכְדִּ֑יu.le.nekh.DiH5220.Showעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to meעִמָּדִ֔י'i.ma.DiH5978andעִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH5973to the countryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776in whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you resideגַּ֥רְתָּהGar.tahH1481the same kindnessכַּחֶ֜סֶדka.Che.sedH2617thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have shownתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213to youוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973.”

24And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595swear itאִשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃'i.sha.Ve.a'H7650.”

25But when Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853complainedוְהוֹכִ֥חַve.ho.Khi.achH3198to Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40aboutעַל־ אֹדוֹת֙'al- 'o.dotH5921 H182a wellבְּאֵ֣ר הַמַּ֔יִםbe.'Er ha.Ma.yimH875 H4325thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Abimelech’sאֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'a.vi.Me.lekhH40servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650had seizedגָּזְל֖וּga.ze.LuH1497,

26Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045whoמִ֥יmiH4310has doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853thisהַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וְגַם־ha.da.Var ha.Zeh ve.gam-H2088 H1571 H1697.Youאַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH859did notלֹא־lo'-H3808tellהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046meוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571,so Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085about it until todayבִּלְתִּ֥י הַיּֽוֹם׃bil.Ti hai.YomH1115 H3117.”

27So Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85broughtוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629and cattleוּבָקָ֔רu.va.KarH1241and gave themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Abimelechלַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְla.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40,and the two menשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

28Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853separatedוַיַּצֵּ֣ב לְבַדְּהֶֽן׃vai.ya.Tzev le.va.de.HenH5324 H905sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכִּבְשֹׂ֥תkiv.SotH3535from the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,

29and Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413himאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Whyמָ֣ה הֵ֗נָּהmah He.nahH4100 H2007have you set apartהִצַּ֖בְתָּ לְבַדָּֽנָה׃hi.Tzav.ta le.va.Da.nahH5324 H905theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834sevenשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂת֙ke.va.SotH3535?”

30He repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559כִּ֚יkiH3588אֶת־'et-H853, “You are to acceptתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947the sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651ewe lambsכְּבָשֹׂ֔תke.va.SotH3535from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027as my witnessבַּעֲבוּר֙ תִּֽהְיֶה־ לְעֵדָ֔הba.'a.Vur tih.yeh- le.'e.DahH5668 H1961 H5713thatכִּ֥יkiH3588I dugחָפַ֖רְתִּיcha.Far.tiH2658אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063wellהַבְּאֵ֥רha.be.'ErH875.”

31Soעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931בְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH884placeלַמָּק֥וֹםla.ma.KomH4725was calledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121Beershebaשָׁ֑בַעSha.va'H884,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588it was thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033that the twoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them swore an oathנִשְׁבְּע֖וּnish.be.'UH7650.

32After they had madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772the covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285at BeershebaH884,Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֗לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40and Phicolוּפִיכֹל֙u.fi.KholH6369the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָא֔וֹtze.va.'OH6635got upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

33And Abraham plantedוַיִּטַּ֥עvai.yi.Ta'H5193a tamarisk treeאֶ֖שֶׁל'E.shelH815in BeershebaH884,and thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033he calledוַיִּ֨קְרָא־vai.Yik.ra'-H7121upon the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Eternalעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

34And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85residedוַיָּ֧גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430for a longרַבִּֽים׃ פra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

Sarah Turns against Hagar

(Galatians 4:21–30)

The Covenant at Beersheba

Commentaries on Genesis 21