Genesis 21:16

And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I can’t see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

In Context

15And the water failed out of the skin, and she cast the child under a fir tree.

17And God heard the voice of the child from the place where he was, and an angel of God called Agar out of heaven, and said to her, What is it, Agar? fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the place where he is.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:38And Esau said to his father, Have you only one blessing, father? Bless, I pray you, me also, father. And + 27:38 Heb. — Isaac being troubled. Isaac being troubled, Esau cried aloud and wept.

Genesis 44:34For how shall I go up to my father, the lad not being with us? lest I behold the evils which will befall my father.

Ruth 1:9The Lord grant you that you⌃ may find rest each of you in the house of her husband: and she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

1 Samuel 30:4And David and his men lifted up their voice, and wept till there was no longer any power within them to weep.

Esther 8:6For how shall I be able to look upon the affliction of my people, and how shall I be able to survive the destruction of my + 8:6 Gr. country. kindred?

Zechariah 12:10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and compassion: and + 12:10 John 19:37 they shall look upon me, because they have mocked me, and they shall make lamentation for him, as for a beloved friend, and they shall grieve intensely, as for a firstborn son.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:15-22

God's Mercy to Hagar and Ishmael. ( b. c. 1892.) 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And… Read the whole commentary →

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