Genesis 21:3

Genesis 21:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
• New International Version (NIV)Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore him, Isaac.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac.

Context of Genesis 21:3

1The Lord visited Sarah just as he had said he would and did for Sarah what he had promised. 2So Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him. Abraham named his son – whom Sarah bore to him – Isaac. 4When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded him to do. 5(Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.)

Genesis 21:3 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶֽת־שֶׁם־בְּנ֧וֹ הַנּֽוֹלַד־ל֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָה־לּ֥וֹ שָׂרָ֖ה יִצְחָֽק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• that was bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• unto him, whom Sarahשָׂרָהώârâh · SarahH8283
• to him, Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327

Cross-references for Genesis 21:3

• Genesis 21:6Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
• Genesis 17:19God said, “No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.
• Genesis 22:2God said, “Take your son – your only son, whom you love, Isaac – and go to the land of Moriah! Offer him up there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will indicate to you.”
• Joshua 24:3but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and brought him into the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,
• Matthew 1:2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
• Acts 7:8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
• Romans 9:7nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather “through Isaac will your descendants be counted.”
• Hebrews 11:18God had told him, “Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,”

Commentaries on Genesis 21:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Isaac - See the reason and interpretation of this name in the note on Genesis 17:7; (note).Read the comment
• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Abraham responded in faith by naming his son Isaac and circumcising him according to the terms of the covenant (see 17:9–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. Abraham called the name of his son ... Isaac ... and circumcised--God was acknowledged in the name which, by divine command, was given for a memorial (compare Ge 17:19), and also in the dedication of the child by administering the seal of the covenant (compare Ge 17:10-12).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 21:3

• Abraham
• Circumcision
• Isaac
• Sarah

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Isaac
• Sarah
• Sarah; Sarai
• Abraham, Abram
• Call
• Cast
• Everlasting
• Falsely
• Grievous

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