New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 21:9-14

9Now Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had borneיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,mockingמְצַחֵֽק׃me.tza.ChekH6711.

10Therefore she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85, “Driveגָּרֵ֛שׁga.ReshH1644out thisH2088maidהָאָמָ֥הha.'a.MahH519and her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121,for the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thisH2088maidהָאָמָ֣הha.'a.MahH519shall not be an heirיִירַשׁ֙yi.RashH3423with my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.”

11The matterהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697distressedוַיֵּ֧רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966becauseעַ֖ל אוֹדֹ֥ת'al 'o.DotH5921 H182of his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

12But Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Do not be distressedיֵרַ֤עye.Ra'H7489becauseH5921of the ladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288and your maidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519;whateverכֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רkol 'a.SherH3605 H834Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283tellsתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559you, listenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085to her, forthroughH4480Isaacבְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327your descendantsזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233shall be namedיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

13And ofthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the maidהָאָמָ֖הha.'a.MahH519I will makeאֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760a nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he is yourdescendantזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233.”

14So Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֡קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947breadלֶחֶם֩le.ChemH3899and askinוְחֵ֨מַתve.Che.matH2573of waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414themto Hagarהָ֠גָרHa.gorH1904,puttingשָׂ֧םsamH7760themon her shoulderשִׁכְמָ֛הּshikh.MahH7926, and gave herthe boyהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and sentH7971her awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971.And she departedוַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and wanderedוַתֵּ֔תַעva.Te.ta'H8582about in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of BeershebaH884.

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