Genesis 21
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Genesis 21:10-14

10Therefore she saidH559 to AbrahamH85, “1DriveH1644 out thisH2088 maidH519 and her sonH1121, for the sonH1121 of thisH2088 maidH519 shall not be an heirH3423 with my sonH1121 2IsaacH3327.” 113The matterH1697 4distressedH7489 AbrahamH85 greatlyH3966 becauseH5921H182 of his sonH1121. 12But GodH430 saidH559 to AbrahamH85, “5Do not be distressedH7489 becauseH5921 of the ladH5288 and your maidH519; whateverH3605H834 SarahH8283 tellsH559 you, listenH8085 to her, for 6throughH4480 IsaacH3327 7your descendantsH2233 shall be namedH7121. 13And of 8the sonH1121 of the maidH519 I will makeH7760 a nationH1471 alsoH1571, becauseH3588 he is your 9descendantH2233.” 14So AbrahamH85 roseH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 and tookH3947 breadH3899 and a 10skinH2573 of waterH4325 and gaveH5414 them to HagarH1904, puttingH7760 them on her shoulderH7926, and gave her the boyH3206, and sentH7971 her awayH7971. And she departedH1980 and wanderedH8582 about in the wildernessH4057 of BeershebaH884.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 21:10 Gal 4:30 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 21:10 Lit with Isaac ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 21:11 Gen 17:18 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 21:11 Lit was very grievous in Abraham’s sight ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 21:12 Lit Do not let it be grievous in your sight ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 21:12 Rom 9:7; Heb 11:18 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 21:12 Lit your seed will be called ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 21:13 Gen 16:10; 21:18; 25:12-18 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 21:13 Lit seed ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 21:14 I.e. a skin used as a bottle ↩

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