NASB — Genesis 21 — KJV

Isaac Is Born

1 aThen the LORD° took° note° of Sarah° as He had said°, and the LORD° did° for Sarah° as He had Ipromised°. 2 aSo Sarah° conceived° and bore° a son° to Abraham° in his old° age°, at bthe appointed° time° of which° God° had spoken° to him. 3 Abraham° called° the name° of his son° who was born° to him, whom° Sarah° bore° to him, aIsaac°. 4 Then Abraham° circumcised° his son° Isaac° when he was aeight° days° old°, as God° had commanded° him. 5 Now Abraham° was aone hundred° years° old° when his son° Isaac° was born° to him. 6 Sarah° said°, “God° has made° alaughter° for me; everyone° who hears° will laugh° Iwith me.” 7 And she said°, “aWho° would have said° to Abraham° that Sarah° would nurse° children°? Yet° I have borne° him a son° in his old° age°.”

[1] ILit spoken aGn 17:16, 21; 18:10, 14; Ga 4:23
[2] aAc 7:8; Ga 4:22; He 11:11 bGn 17:21; 18:10, 14
[3] aGn 17:19, 21
[4] aGn 17:12; Ac 7:8
[5] aGn 17:17
[6] ILit for aGn 18:13; Ps 126:2; Is 54:1
[7] aGn 18:11, 13

8 ¶ The child° grew° and was weaned°, and Abraham° made° a great° feast° on the day° that Isaac° was weaned°.

Sarah Turns against Hagar

9 Now Sarah° saw° athe son° of Hagar° the Egyptian°, whom° she had borne° to Abraham°, Ibmocking°. 10 Therefore she said° to Abraham°, “aDrive° out this° maid° and her son°, for the son° of this° maid° shall not be an heir° with my son° IIsaac°.” 11 aThe matter° Idistressed° Abraham° greatly° because°° of his son°. 12 But God° said° to Abraham°, “IDo not be distressed° because° of the lad° and your maid°; whatever°° Sarah° tells° you, listen° to her, for athrough° Isaac° IIyour descendants° shall be named°. 13 And of athe son° of the maid° I will make° a nation° also°, because° he is your Idescendant°.” 14 So Abraham° rose° early° in the morning° and took° bread° and a Iskin° of water° and gave° [them] to Hagar°, putting° [them] on her shoulder°, and [gave her] the boy°, and sent° her away°. And she departed° and wandered° about in the wilderness° of Beersheba°.

[9] IOr playing aGn 16:1, 4, 15 bGa 4:29
[10] ILit with Isaac aGa 4:30
[11] ILit was very grievous in Abraham’s sight aGn 17:18
[12] ILit Do not let it be grievous in your sight IILit your seed will be called aRo 9:7; He 11:18
[13] ILit seed aGn 16:10; 21:18; 25:12-18
[14] II.e. a skin used as a bottle

15 ¶ When the water° in the skin° was used° up, she Ileft° the boy° under° one° of the bushes°. 16 Then she went° and sat° down° opposite°° him, about a bowshot°° away°, for she said°, “Do not let me Isee° the boy° die°.” And she sat° opposite°° him, and alifted° up her voice° and wept°. 17 God° aheard° the lad° crying°; and the angel° of God° called° to Hagar° from heaven° and said° to her, “What° is the matter with you, Hagar°? bDo not fear°, for God° has heard° the voice° of the lad° where°° he is. 18 Arise°, lift° up the lad°, and hold° him by Ithe hand°, afor I will make° a great° nation° of him.” 19 Then God° aopened° her eyes° and she saw° ba well° of water°; and she went° and filled° the Iskin° with water° and gave° the lad° a drink°.

[15] ILit cast
[16] ILit look upon the death of the child aJr 6:26; Am 8:10
[17] aEx 3:7; Dt 26:7; Ps 6:8 bGn 26:24
[18] ILit your aGn 16:10; 21:13; 25:12-16
[19] IV 14, note 1 aNu 22:31; 2K 6:17 bGn 16:7, 14

20aGod° was with the lad°, and he grew°; and he Ilived° in the wilderness° and became° an archer°°. 21 aHe Ilived° in the wilderness° of Paran°, and his mother° took° a wife° for him from the land° of Egypt°.

[20] ILit dwelt aGn 28:15; 39:2, 3, 21
[21] ILit dwelt aGn 25:18

Covenant with Abimelech

22 ¶ Now it came° about at that time° that aAbimelech° and Phicol°, the commander° of his army°, spoke° to Abraham°, saying°, “bGod° is with you in all° that you do°; 23 now° therefore, aswear° to me here° by God° that you will not deal° falsely° with me or with my offspring° or with my posterity°, but according to the kindness° that I have shown° to you, you shall show° to me and to the land° in which° you have sojourned°.” 24 Abraham° said°, “I swear° it.” 25 But Abraham° Icomplained° to Abimelech° because°° of the well° of water° which° the servants° of Abimelech° ahad seized°. 26 And Abimelech° said°, “I do not know° who° has done° this° thing°; you did not tell° me, nor°° did I hear° of it Iuntil° today°.”

[22] aGn 20:2, 14; 26:26 bGn 26:28; Is 8:10
[23] aJsh 2:12; 1S 24:21
[25] ILit reproved aGn 26:15, 18, 20-22
[26] ILit except

27 ¶ Abraham° took° sheep° and oxen° and gave° them to Abimelech°, and athe two° of them made° a covenant°. 28 Then Abraham° set° seven° ewe° lambs° of the flock° by themselves°. 29 Abimelech° said° to Abraham°, “What° do these° seven° ewe° lambs° mean, which° you have set° by themselves°?” 30 He said°, “You shall take° these seven° ewe° lambs° from my hand° so° that it may be a awitness° to me, that I dug° this° well°.” 31 Therefore°° he called° that place° aBeersheba°, because° there° the two° of them took° an oath°. 32 So they made° a covenant° at Beersheba°; and Abimelech° and Phicol°, the commander° of his army°, arose° and returned° to the land° of the Philistines°. 33 [Abraham] planted° a tamarisk° tree° at Beersheba°, and there° ahe called° on the name° of the LORD°, the bEverlasting° God°. 34 And Abraham° sojourned° ain the land° of the Philistines° for many° days°.

[27] aGn 26:31
[30] aGn 31:48
[31] aGn 21:14; 26:33
[33] aGn 12:8 bEx 15:18; Dt 32:40; Ps 90:2; 93:2; Is 40:28; Jr 10:10; Hab 1:12; He 13:8
[34] aGn 22:19


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Isaac is born.

1 ¶ And the LORDº visitedºª² Sarahº as² he had said,ºª and the LORDº didºª unto Sarahº as² he had spoken.ºª 2 For Sarahº conceived,ºª and bareºª Abrahamº a sonº in his old age,º at the set timeº of which² Godº had spokenºª to him. 3 And Abrahamº calledºª² the nameº of his sonº that was bornºª unto him, whom² Sarahº bareºª to him, Isaac.º

[1] Gn 17:19; 18:10, 14; 50:24; Ex 3:16; 4:31; 20:5; Ru 1:6; 1S 2:21; Ps 12:6; 106:4; Mt 24:35; Lk 1:68; 19:44; Ro 4:17; Ga 4:23, 28; Tit 1:2.
[2] Gn 17:19, 21; 18:10, 14; 2K 4:16; Lk 1:24, 36; Ac 7:8; Ro 9:9; Ga 4:22; He 11:11.
[3] Gn 17:19; 21:6, 12; 22:2; Jsh 24:3; Mt 1:2; Ac 7:8; Ro 9:7; He 11:18.

He is circumcised.

4 And Abrahamº circumcisedºª his sonº Isaacº being eightº daysº old,º as² Godº had commandedºª him. 5 And Abrahamº was an hundredº yearsº old,º when² his sonº Isaacº was bornºª unto him.

[4] Gn 17:10; Ex 12:48; Lv 12:3; Dt 12:32; Lk 1:6, 59; 2:21; Jn 7:22; Ac 7:8.
[5] Gn 17:1, 17; Ro 4:19.

Sarah's joy.

6 ¶ And Sarahº said,ºª Godº hath madeºª me to laugh,º [so that] all² that hearºª will laughºª with me. 7 And she said,ºª Who² would have saidºª unto Abraham,º that Sarahº should have given children¹ suck?ºª² for² I have bornºª [him] a sonº in his old age.º 8 And the childº grew,ºª and was weaned:ºª and Abrahamº madeºª a greatº feastº the [same] dayº that² Isaacº was weaned.ºª

[6] Gn 17:17; 18:12; 1S 1:26; 2:1; Ps 113:9; 126:2; Is 49:15, 21; 54:1; Lk 1:14, 46, 58; Jn 16:21; Ro 12:15; Ga 4:27; He 11:11.
[7] Gn 18:11; Nu 23:23; Dt 4:32; Ps 86:8, 10; Is 49:21; 66:8; Ep 3:10; 2Th 1:10.
[8] Gn 19:3; 26:30; 29:22; 40:20; Jg 14:10, 12; 1S 1:22; 25:36; 2S 3:20; 1K 3:15; Es 1:3; Ps 131:2; Ho 1:8.

Hagar and Ishmael are cast forth.

9 ¶ And Sarahº sawºª² the sonº of Hagarº the Egyptian,º which² she had bornºª unto Abraham,º mocking.ºª 10 Wherefore she saidºª unto Abraham,º Cast outºª this² bondwomanº and her son:º for² the sonº of this² bondwomanº shall not² be heirºª with² my son,º [even] with² Isaac.º 11 And the thingº was very¹ grievous¹ª²² in Abraham'sº sightº becauseº² of his son.º

[9] Gn 16:1, 3, 15; 17:20; 2K 2:23; 2Ch 30:10; 36:16; Ne 4:1; Jb 30:1; Ps 22:6; 42:10; 44:13; Pv 20:11; Lm 1:7; Ga 4:22, 29; He 11:36.
[10] Gn 17:19, 21; 20:11; 22:10; 25:6, 19; 36:6; Lv 21:7; Mt 8:11; 22:13; Jn 8:35; Ga 3:18; 4:7, 22; 1P 1:4; 1Jn 2:19.
[11] Gn 17:18; 22:1; 2S 18:33; Mt 10:37; He 12:11.

12 ¶ And Godº saidºª unto² Abraham,º Let it not² be grievous¹ª² in thy sightº because of² the lad,º and because of² thy bondwoman;º in all² that² Sarahº hath saidºª unto² thee, hearkenºª unto her voice;º for² in Isaacº shall thy seedº be called.ºª 13 And also²² of the sonº of the bondwomanº will I makeºª a nation,º because² he² [is] thy seed.º 14 And Abrahamº rose up earlyºª in the morning,º and tookºª bread,º and a bottleº of water,º and gaveºª [it] unto² Hagar,º puttingºª [it] on² her shoulder,º and the child,º and sent her away:ºª and she departed,¹ª² and wanderedºª in the wildernessº of Beersheba.º

[12] Gn 17:19, 21; 1S 8:7, 9; Is 46:10; Ro 9:7; He 11:18.
[13] Gn 16:10; 17:20; 21:18; 25:12.
[14] Gn 16:7; 19:27; 21:12, 20, 31, 33; 22:3, 19; 24:54; 25:6; 26:31, 33; 36:6; 37:15; 46:1; 1K 19:3; Ps 107:4; 119:60; Pv 27:14; Ec 9:10; Is 16:8; Jn 8:35; Ga 4:23.

Hagar in distress.

15 And the waterº was spentºª inº the bottle,º and she castºª² the childº under² oneº of the shrubs.º 16 And she went,¹ª² and sat her downºª over againstº² [him] a good way off,ºª as it were a bowshot:ººª for² she said,ºª Let me not² seeºª the deathº of the child.º And she satºª over against²² [him], and lift upºª² her voice,º and wept.ºª

[15] Gn 21:14; Ex 15:22; 17:1; 2K 3:9; Ps 63:1; Is 44:12; Jr 14:3.
[16] Gn 27:38; 29:11; 44:34; Jg 2:4; Ru 1:9; 1S 24:16; 30:4; 1K 3:26; Es 8:6; Is 49:15; Zc 12:10; Lk 15:20.

The angel comforteth her.

17 And Godº heardºª² the voiceº of the lad;º and the angelº of Godº calledºª to² Hagarº out of² heaven,º and saidºª unto her, What² aileth thee, Hagar?º fearºª not;² for² Godº hath heardºª² the voiceº of the ladº where²² he² [is]. 18 Arise,ºª lift upºª² the lad,º and holdºª him in² thine hand;º for² I will makeºª him a greatº nation.º 19 And Godº openedºª² her eyes,º and she sawºª a wellº of water;º and she went,¹ª² and filledºª² the bottleº with water,º and gave¹ª² the ladº drink.ºª 20 And Godº was² with² the lad;º and he grew,ºª and dweltºª in the wilderness,º and became² an archer.ººª 21 And he dweltºª in the wildernessº of Paran:º and his motherº tookºª him a wifeº out of the landº² of Egypt.º

[17] Gn 15:1; 16:9, 11; 46:3; Ex 3:7; 14:13; 22:23, 27; Jg 18:23; 1S 11:5; 2K 13:4, 23; Ps 50:15; 65:2; 91:15; 107:4; Is 22:1; 41:10, 13; 43:1; Mt 15:32; Mk 5:36.
[18] Gn 16:10; 17:20; 21:13; 25:12; 1Ch 1:29.
[19] Nu 22:31; 2K 6:17; Is 35:5; Lk 24:16.
[20] Gn 10:9; 16:12; 17:20; 25:27; 27:3; 28:15; 39:2, 21; 49:23; Jg 6:12; 13:24; Lk 1:80; 2:40.
[21] Gn 24:3; 26:34; 27:46; 28:1; Nu 10:12; 12:16; 13:3, 26; Jg 14:2; 1S 25:1; 1Co 7:38.

Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beer-sheba.

22 ¶ And it came to pass² at that² time,º that Abimelechº and Phicholº the chief captainº of his hostº spakeºª unto² Abraham,º saying,ºª Godº [is] with² thee in all² that² thou² doest:ºª 23 Now² therefore swearºª unto me hereº by Godº that thou wilt not deal falselyºª with me, nor with my son,º nor with my son's son:º [but] according to the kindnessº that² I have doneºª unto² thee, thou shalt doºª unto² me, and to² the landº wherein² thou hast sojourned.ºª 24 And Abrahamº said,ºª I² will swear.ºª 25 And Abrahamº reprovedºª² Abimelechº because¹ of²² a wellº of water,º which² Abimelech'sº servantsº had violently taken away.ºª 26 And Abimelechº said,ºª I wotºª not² who² hath doneºª² this² thing:º neitherº didst thou² tellºª me, neitherº yet² heardºª I² [of it], butº to day.º 27 And Abrahamº tookºª sheepº and oxen,º and gaveºª them unto Abimelech;º and both² of them¹ madeºª a covenant.º 28 And Abrahamº setºª² sevenº ewe lambsº of the flockº by themselves.² 29 And Abimelechº saidºª unto² Abraham,º What¹² [mean] these² sevenº ewe lambsº which² thou hast setºª by themselves?² 30 And he said,ºª For² [these]² sevenº ewe lambsº shalt thou takeºª of my hand,º² thatº they may be² a witnessº unto me, that² I have diggedºª² this² well.º 31 Wherefore²² he calledºª that² placeº Beersheba;º because² there² they swareºª both² of them.¹ 32 Thus they madeºª a covenantº at Beersheba:º then Abimelechº rose up,ºª and Phicholº the chief captainº of his host,º and they returnedºª into² the landº of the Philistines.º

[22] Gn 20:2, 17; 26:26, 28; 28:15; 30:27; 39:2; Jsh 3:7; 2Ch 1:1; Is 8:10; 45:14; Zc 8:23; Mt 1:23; Ro 8:31; 1Co 14:25; He 13:5; Rv 3:9.
[23] Gn 14:22; 20:14; 24:3; 26:28; 31:44, 53; Dt 6:13; Jsh 2:12; 1S 20:13, 17, 42; 24:21; 30:15; Jr 4:2; 2Co 1:23; He 6:16.
[24] Gn 14:13; Ro 12:18; He 6:16.
[25] Gn 13:7; 26:15; 29:8; Ex 2:15, 16; Jg 1:15; Pv 17:10; 25:9; 27:5; Mt 18:15.
[26] Gn 13:7; 2K 5:20.
[27] Gn 14:22; 26:28; 31:44; 1S 18:3; Pv 17:8; 18:16, 24; 21:14; Is 32:8; Ezk 17:13; Ro 1:31; Ga 3:15.
[29] Gn 33:8; Ex 12:26; 1S 15:14.
[30] Gn 31:44, 52; Jsh 22:27; 24:27.
[31] Gn 21:14; 26:23, 33; Jsh 15:28; Jg 20:1; 2S 17:11; 1K 4:25.
[32] Gn 10:14; 14:13; 21:27; 26:8, 14; 31:53; Ex 13:17; Jg 13:1; 1S 18:3.

33 ¶ And [Abraham] plantedºª a groveº in Beersheba,º and calledºª there² on the nameº of the LORD,º the everlastingº God.º 34 And Abrahamº sojournedºª in the Philistines'º landº manyº days.º

[33] Gn 4:26; 12:8; 26:23, 25, 33; Dt 16:21; 33:27; Jg 3:7; Ps 90:2; Is 40:28; 57:15; Jr 10:10; Am 8:14; Ro 1:20; 16:26; 1Ti 1:17.
[34] Gn 20:1; 1Ch 29:15; Ps 39:12; He 11:9, 13; 1P 2:11.


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