Genesis 21:8

Genesis 21:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
• New International Version (NIV)The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion.

Context of Genesis 21:8

6And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.” 7She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.” So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned. 9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, scoffing. 10Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.”

Genesis 21:8 word by word

וַיִּגְדַּ֥ל הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַיִּגָּמַ֑ל וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אַבְרָהָם֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה גָד֔וֹל בְּי֖וֹם הִגָּמֵ֥ל אֶת־יִצְחָֽק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the childיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• grewגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• and was weanedגָּמַלgâmal · to weanH1580
• and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• feastמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327

Cross-references for Genesis 21:8

• 1 Samuel 1:22But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may appear before the Lord and remain there forever.”
• Psalms 131:2Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
• Hosea 1:8Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son.
• Genesis 19:3But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
• Genesis 26:30So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
• Genesis 29:22And Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast.
• Genesis 40:20Now it came to pass on the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
• Judges 14:10So his father went down to the woman. And Samson gave a feast there, for young men used to do so.
• 1 Samuel 25:36Now Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was, holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light.
• 2 Samuel 3:20So Abner and twenty men with him came to David at Hebron. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.
• 1 Kings 3:15Then Solomon awoke; and indeed it had been a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.
• Esther 1:3that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and servants—the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him—

Commentaries on Genesis 21:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The child grew and was weaned - Anglo-Saxon Version. Now the child waxed and became weaned. We have the verb to wean from the Anglo-Saxon awendan, to convert, transfer, turn from one thing to another, which is the exact import of the Hebrew word גמל gamal in the text. Hence wenan, to wean, to turn the child from the breast to receive another kind of ailment. And hence, probably, the word Wean, a young child, which is still in use in the northern parts of…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. 8-9The feast for Isaac’s weaning probably happened when he was three. Ishmael was around 17 years old at that time (16:16). Sarah saw Ishmael mocking her son, Isaac. The verb metsakheq (“mocking”) is related to the word for “laughter.” This theme (21:6) becomes negative because of Ishmael’s mocking.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the child grew, and was weaned--children are suckled longer in the East than in the Occident--boys usually for two or three years. Abraham made a great feast, &c.--In Eastern countries this is always a season of domestic festivity, and the newly weaned child is formally brought, in presence of the assembled relatives and friends, to partake of some simple viands. Isaac, attired in the symbolic robe, the badge of birthright, was then admitted heir of…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 21:8

• Children
• Isaac
• Ishmael
• Sarah

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Isaac
• Abraham, Abram
• Banquet
• Call
• Cast
• Child
• Entertain
• Everlasting
• Falsely

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