Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 21:5-17

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.

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.

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