Genesis 21:18

Arise, lift up the na'ar, and hold him in thine yad; for I will make him a goy gadol.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

In Context

17And Elohim heard the voice of the na'ar; and the Malach Elohim called to Hagar out of Shomayim, and said unto her, Mah lach, Hagar? fear not; for Elohim hath heard the voice of the na'ar where he is.

19And Elohim opened her eyes, and she saw a be'er of mayim; and she went, and filled the skin with mayim, and gave the na'ar drink.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:10And the Malach Hashem said unto her, I will multiply thy zera exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

Genesis 21:13And also of the ben haamah will I make a nation, because he is thy zera.

1 Chronicles 1:29These are their toldot; The bechor of Yishmael, Nevayot; then Kedar, Adbe'el, Mivsam,

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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