17 God (A)heard the boy crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “[a]What is the matter with you, Hagar? (B)Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. 18 Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him by [b]the hand, (C)for I will make a great nation of him.” 19 Then God (D)opened her eyes, and she saw (E)a well of water; and she went and filled the [c]skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:17 Lit What to you; an idiom
  2. Genesis 21:18 Lit your
  3. Genesis 21:19 See note v 14

17 God heard the boy crying,(A) and the angel of God(B) called to Hagar from heaven(C) and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid;(D) God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.(E)

19 Then God opened her eyes(F) and she saw a well of water.(G) So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

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