Genesis 21
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Genesis 21:12-34

12And GodH430 saidH559 to AbrahamH85, Let it not be grievousH3415 in thy sightH5869 because of the ladH5288, and because of thy bondwomanH519; in all that SarahH8283 hath saidH559 to thee, hearkenH8085 to her voiceH6963; for in IsaacH3327 shall thy seedH2233 be calledH7121. 13And also of the sonH1121 of the bondwomanH519 will I makeH7760 a nationH1471, because he is thy seedH2233.

14And AbrahamH85 rose earlyH7925 in the morningH1242, and tookH3947 breadH3899, and a bottleH2573 of waterH4325, and gaveH5414 it to HagarH1904, puttingH7760 it on her shoulderH7926, and the childH3206, and sent her awayH7971: and she departedH3212, and wanderedH8582 in the wildernessH4057 of BeershebaH884. 15And the waterH4325 was spentH3615 inH4480 the bottleH2573, and she castH7993 the childH3206 under oneH259 of the shrubsH7880. 16And she wentH3212, and sat her downH3427 apart fromH5048 him a good way offH7368, as it were a bowshotH2909H7198: for she saidH559, Let me not seeH7200 the deathH4194 of the childH3206. And she satH3427 apart from him, and raisedH5375 her voiceH6963, and weptH1058. 17And GodH430 heardH8085 the voiceH6963 of the ladH5288; and the angelH4397 of GodH430 calledH7121 to HagarH1904 out of heavenH8064, and saidH559 to her, What aileth thee, HagarH1904? fearH3372 not; for GodH430 hath heardH8085 the voiceH6963 of the ladH5288 where he is . 18AriseH6965, lift upH5375 the ladH5288, and holdH2388 him in thy handH3027; for I will makeH7760 him a greatH1419 nationH1471. 19And GodH430 openedH6491 her eyesH5869, and she sawH7200 a wellH875 of waterH4325; and she wentH3212, and filledH4390 the bottleH2573 with waterH4325, and gaveH8248 the ladH5288 a drinkH8248. 20And GodH430 was with the ladH5288; and he grewH1431, and dweltH3427 in the wildernessH4057, and became an archerH7235H7199. 21And he dweltH3427 in the wildernessH4057 of ParanH6290: and his motherH517 tookH3947 for him a wifeH802 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714.

22And it came to pass at that timeH6256, that AbimelechH40 and PhicholH6369 the chief captainH8269 of his hostH6635 spokeH559 to AbrahamH85, sayingH559, GodH430 is with thee in all that thou doestH6213: 23Now therefore swearH7650 to me hereH2008 by GodH430 that thou wilt not deal falselyH8266 with me, nor with my sonH5209, nor with my son’s sonH5220: but according to the kindnessH2617 that I have doneH6213 to thee, thou shalt doH6213 to me, and to the landH776 in which thou hast sojournedH1481.1 24And AbrahamH85 saidH559, I will swearH7650. 25And AbrahamH85 reprovedH3198 AbimelechH40 becauseH182 of a wellH875 of waterH4325, which Abimelech’sH40 servantsH5650 had violently taken awayH1497. 26And AbimelechH40 saidH559, I knowH3045 not who hath doneH6213 this thingH1697: neitherH3808 didst thou tellH5046 me, neitherH3808 yet have I heardH8085 of it, butH1115 to dayH3117. 27And AbrahamH85 tookH3947 sheepH6629 and oxenH1241, and gaveH5414 them to AbimelechH40; and both of themH8147 madeH3772 a covenantH1285. 28And AbrahamH85 setH5324 sevenH7651 ewe lambsH3535 of the flockH6629 by themselves. 29And AbimelechH40 saidH559 to AbrahamH85, WhatH2008 mean these sevenH7651 ewe lambsH3535 which thou hast setH5324 by themselves? 30And he saidH559, For these sevenH7651 ewe lambsH3535 shalt thou takeH3947 from my handH3027, thatH5668 they may be a witnessH5713 to me, that I have dugH2658 this wellH875. 31Therefore he calledH7121 that placeH4725 BeershebaH884; because there they sworeH7650 both of themH8147.2 32Thus they madeH3772 a covenantH1285 at BeershebaH884: then AbimelechH40 aroseH6965, and PhicholH6369 the chief captainH8269 of his hostH6635, and they returnedH7725 into the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430.

33And AbrahamplantedH5193 a groveH815 in BeershebaH884, and calledH7121 there on the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068, the everlastingH5769 GodH410.3 34And AbrahamH85 sojournedH1481 in the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430 manyH7227 daysH3117.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 21:23 that thou...: Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 21:31 Beersheba: that is, The well of the oath ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 21:33 grove: or, tree ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 21

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