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Genesis 21:8-13
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 21:8-13
Contemporary English Version
8 The time came when Sarah no longer had to nurse Isaac,[a] and on that day Abraham gave a big feast.
Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away
9-10 (A) One day, Sarah noticed Hagar's son Ishmael[b] playing,[c] and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that Egyptian slave woman and her son! I don't want him to inherit anything. It should all go to my son.”[d]
11 Abraham was worried about Ishmael. 12 (B) But God said, “Abraham, don't worry about your slave woman and the boy. Just do what Sarah tells you. Isaac will inherit your family name, 13 but the son of the slave woman is also your son, and I will make his descendants into a great nation.”
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- 21.8 no longer had to nurse Isaac: In ancient Israel mothers nursed their children until they were about three years old. Then there was a family celebration.
- 21.9,10 Ishmael: The son of Abraham and Hagar, who was Sarah's slave woman (see 16.1-16).
- 21.9,10 playing: Hebrew; one ancient translation “playing with her son Isaac.”
- 21.9,10 Get rid … son: When Abraham accepted Ishmael as his son, it gave Ishmael the right to inherit part of what Abraham owned. But slaves who were given their freedom lost the right to inherit such property.
Genesis 21:8-13
New International Version
Genesis 21:8-13
New International Version
Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away
8 The child grew and was weaned,(A) and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. 9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham(B) was mocking,(C) 10 and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman(D) and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.”(E)
11 The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.(F) 12 But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring[a] will be reckoned.(G) 13 I will make the son of the slave into a nation(H) also, because he is your offspring.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 21:12 Or seed
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