Genesis 21:18

Genesis 21:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
• New International Version (NIV)Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.”

Context of Genesis 21:18

16She herself went and sat down about 100 metres away from him. She thought, ‘I cannot watch the boy die.’ As she sat there, she began to cry. 17Ishmael was crying and God heard him. The angel of God spoke to Hagar from heaven. He said, ‘What is the trouble, Hagar? Do not be afraid. God has heard the boy while he is crying there. Go over to him and lift him up. Take hold of his hand and help him to stand. I will make him become a great nation of people.’ 19Then God helped Hagar to see clearly. She saw a well with water in it. She went to the well and she filled the bottle with water. She gave the boy some water to drink. 20God took care of Ishmael while he grew up. The boy lived in the desert. He became a hunter of wild animals.

Genesis 21:18 word by word

ק֚וּמִי שְׂאִ֣י אֶת־הַנַּ֔עַר וְהַחֲזִ֥יקִי אֶת־יָדֵ֖ךְ בּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל אֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• the ladנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• and holdחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• him in thine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• for I will makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• him a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Genesis 21:18

• Genesis 21:13But, because Ishmael is also your son, I will make his descendants become a great nation of people too.’
• Genesis 16:10The angel also said, ‘I will make the number of your descendants become very many. They will be too many for people to count.’
• Genesis 17:20I have heard what you want me to do for Ishmael. I will bless him. I will cause him to have many descendants. Among his descendants there will be 12 rulers. His descendants will become a great nation.
• Genesis 25:12This is the report about Abraham's son, Ishmael, and his family. Sarah's female servant gave birth to Ishmael. Her name was Hagar. She was from Egypt.
• 1 Chronicles 1:29These were their descendants: Ishmael's firstborn son was Nebaioth. His other sons were: Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Commentaries on Genesis 21:18

• 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. 14-21Verses 14-21 If Hagar and Ishmael had behaved well in Abraham's family, they might have continued there; but they were justly punished. By abusing privileges, we forfeit them. Those who know not when they are well off, will be made to know the worth of mercies by the want of them. They were brought to distress in the wilderness. It is not said that the provisions were spent, or that Abraham sent them away without money. But the water was spent; and having…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-21God rescued Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness and promised them a future (compare 16:7–14). This passage is like chapter 16, but there are key differences. God saves Hagar and Ishmael, but there is no special naming. God repeats the promise to Hagar, but she is not told to return to Sarah. These repeated themes show God's plan for Hagar and Ishmael. As Joseph later explained to Pharaoh, a repeated event confirms God's plan (41:32). God did not leave…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-2114. Abraham rose up early, &c.--early, that the wanderers might reach an asylum before noon. Bread includes all sorts of victuals--bottle, a leathern vessel, formed of the entire skin of a lamb or kid sewed up, with the legs for handles, usually carried over the shoulder. Ishmael was a lad of seventeen years, and it is quite customary for Arab chiefs to send out their sons at such an age to do for themselves: often with nothing but a few days' provisions…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 21:18

• Beer-Sheba
• Ishmael
• Sorrow
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Call
• Cast
• Everlasting
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• Grievous
• Hagar
• Ishmael
• Lift
• Mean
• Visit

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