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Genesis 21 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said, and Yahweh did to Sarah as he had spoken.
[2] Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
[3] Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
[4] Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
[5] Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him.
[6] Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
[7] She said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”
[8] The child grew and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
[9] Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
[10] Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this servant and her son! For the son of this servant will not be heir with my son, Isaac.”
[11] The thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.
[12] God said to Abraham, “Don’t let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your servant. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be named through Isaac.
[13] I will also make a nation of the son of the servant, because he is your child.”
[14] Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a container of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
[15] The water in the container was spent, and she put the child under one of the shrubs.
[16] She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, “Don’t let me see the death of the child.” She sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
[17] God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Don’t be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.
[18] Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him with your hand. For I will make him a great nation.”
[19] God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the container with water, and gave the boy a drink.
[20] God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and as he grew up, he became an archer.
[21] He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother got a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
[22] At that time, Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do.
[23] Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.”
[24] Abraham said, “I will swear.”
[25] Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
[26] Abimelech said, “I don’t know who has done this thing. You didn’t tell me, and I didn’t hear of it until today.”
[27] Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.
[28] Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
[29] Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?”
[30] He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well.”
[31] Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore an oath there.
[32] So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
[33] Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.
[34] Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.

Genesis 21:3 Isaac means “He laughs”.
Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean “well of the oath” or “well of seven”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 21 (KJVS)

[1] And the Lord visited () Sarah as he had said, () and the Lord did () unto Sarah as he had spoken. ()
[2] For Sarah conceived, () and bare () Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken () to him.
[3] And Abraham called () the name of his son that was born () unto him, whom Sarah bare () to him, Isaac.
[4] And Abraham circumcised () his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded () him.
[5] And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born () unto him.
[6] And Sarah said, () God hath made () me to laugh, so that all that hear () will laugh () with me.
[7] And she said, () Who would have said () unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? () for I have born () him a son in his old age.
[8] And the child grew, () and was weaned: () and Abraham made () a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. ()
[9] And Sarah saw () the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born () unto Abraham, mocking. ()
[10] Wherefore she said () unto Abraham, Cast out () this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir () with my son, even with Isaac.
[11] And the thing was very grievous () in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
[12] And God said () unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous () in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said () unto thee, hearken () unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. ()
[13] And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make () a nation, because he is thy seed.
[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 she sat () over against him, and lift up () her voice, and wept. ()
[17] And God heard () the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called () to Hagar out of heaven, and said () unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear () not; for God hath heard () the voice of the lad where he is.
[18] Arise, () lift up () the lad, and hold () him in thine hand; for I will make () him a great nation.
[19] And God opened () her eyes, and she saw () a well of water; and she went, () and filled () the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. ()
[20] And God was with the lad; and he grew, () and dwelt () in the wilderness, and became an archer. ()
[21] And he dwelt () in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took () him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
[22] And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake () unto Abraham, saying, () God is with thee in all that thou doest: ()
[23] now therefore swear () unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely () with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done () unto thee, thou shalt do () unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. ()
[24] And Abraham said, () I will swear. ()
[25] And Abraham reproved () Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away. ()
[26] And Abimelech said, () I wot () not who hath done () this thing: neither didst thou tell () me, neither yet heard () I of it, but to day.
[27] And Abraham took () sheep and oxen, and gave () them unto Abimelech; and both of them made () a covenant.
[28] And Abraham set () seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
[29] And Abimelech said () unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set () by themselves?
[30] And he said, () For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take () of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged () this well.
[31] Wherefore he called () that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware () both of them.
[32] Thus they made () a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, () and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned () into the land of the Philistines.
[33] And Abraham planted () a grove in Beer-sheba, and called () there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.
[34] And Abraham sojourned () in the Philistines’ land many days.

Genesis 21:23 Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me
Genesis 21:31 that is, The well of the oath
Genesis 21:33 Or, Tree

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 21 (BYZ)

[1] και κυριος επεσκεψατο την σαρραν καθα ειπεν και εποιησεν κυριος τη σαρρα καθα ελαλησεν
[2] και συλλαβουσα ετεκεν σαρρα τω αβρααμ υιον εις το γηρας εις τον καιρον καθα ελαλησεν αυτω κυριος
[3] και εκαλεσεν αβρααμ το ονομα του υιου αυτου του γενομενου αυτω ον ετεκεν αυτω σαρρα ισαακ
[4] περιετεμεν δε αβρααμ τον ισαακ τη ογδοη ημερα καθα ενετειλατο αυτω ο θεος
[5] αβρααμ δε ην εκατον ετων ηνικα εγενετο αυτω ισαακ ο υιος αυτου
[6] ειπεν δε σαρρα γελωτα μοι εποιησεν κυριος ος γαρ αν ακουση συγχαρειται μοι
[7] και ειπεν τις αναγγελει τω αβρααμ οτι θηλαζει παιδιον σαρρα οτι ετεκον υιον εν τω γηρει μου
[8] και ηυξηθη το παιδιον και απεγαλακτισθη και εποιησεν αβρααμ δοχην μεγαλην η ημερα απεγαλακτισθη ισαακ ο υιος αυτου
[9] ιδουσα δε σαρρα τον υιον αγαρ της αιγυπτιας ος εγενετο τω αβρααμ παιζοντα μετα ισαακ του υιου αυτης
[10] και ειπεν τω αβρααμ εκβαλε την παιδισκην ταυτην και τον υιον αυτης ου γαρ κληρονομησει ο υιος της παιδισκης ταυτης μετα του υιου μου ισαακ
[11] σκληρον δε εφανη το ρημα σφοδρα εναντιον αβρααμ περι του υιου αυτου
[12] ειπεν δε ο θεος τω αβρααμ μη σκληρον εστω το ρημα εναντιον σου περι του παιδιου και περι της παιδισκης παντα οσα εαν ειπη σοι σαρρα ακουε της φωνης αυτης οτι εν ισαακ κληθησεται σοι σπερμα
[13] και τον υιον δε της παιδισκης ταυτης εις εθνος μεγα ποιησω αυτον οτι σπερμα σον εστιν
[14] ανεστη δε αβρααμ το πρωι και ελαβεν αρτους και ασκον υδατος και εδωκεν αγαρ και επεθηκεν επι τον ωμον και το παιδιον και απεστειλεν αυτην απελθουσα δε επλανατο την ερημον κατα το φρεαρ του ορκου
[15] εξελιπεν δε το υδωρ εκ του ασκου και ερριψεν το παιδιον υποκατω μιας ελατης
[16] απελθουσα δε εκαθητο απεναντι αυτου μακροθεν ωσει τοξου βολην ειπεν γαρ ου μη ιδω τον θανατον του παιδιου μου και εκαθισεν απεναντι αυτου αναβοησαν δε το παιδιον εκλαυσεν
[17] εισηκουσεν δε ο θεος της φωνης του παιδιου εκ του τοπου ου ην και εκαλεσεν αγγελος του θεου την αγαρ εκ του ουρανου και ειπεν αυτη τι εστιν αγαρ μη φοβου επακηκοεν γαρ ο θεος της φωνης του παιδιου σου εκ του τοπου ου εστιν
[18] αναστηθι λαβε το παιδιον και κρατησον τη χειρι σου αυτο εις γαρ εθνος μεγα ποιησω αυτον
[19] και ανεωξεν ο θεος τους οφθαλμους αυτης και ειδεν φρεαρ υδατος ζωντος και επορευθη και επλησεν τον ασκον υδατος και εποτισεν το παιδιον
[20] και ην ο θεος μετα του παιδιου και ηυξηθη και κατωκησεν εν τη ερημω εγενετο δε τοξοτης
[21] και κατωκησεν εν τη ερημω τη φαραν και ελαβεν αυτω η μητηρ γυναικα εκ γης αιγυπτου
[22] εγενετο δε εν τω καιρω εκεινω και ειπεν αβιμελεχ και οχοζαθ ο νυμφαγωγος αυτου και φικολ ο αρχιστρατηγος της δυναμεως αυτου προς αβρααμ λεγων ο θεος μετα σου εν πασιν οις εαν ποιης
[23] νυν ουν ομοσον μοι τον θεον μη αδικησειν με μηδε το σπερμα μου μηδε το ονομα μου αλλα κατα την δικαιοσυνην ην εποιησα μετα σου ποιησεις μετ εμου και τη γη η συ παρωκησας εν αυτη
[24] και ειπεν αβρααμ εγω ομουμαι
[25] και ηλεγξεν αβρααμ τον αβιμελεχ περι των φρεατων του υδατος ων αφειλαντο οι παιδες του αβιμελεχ
[26] και ειπεν αυτω αβιμελεχ ουκ εγνων τις εποιησεν το πραγμα τουτο ουδε συ μοι απηγγειλας ουδε εγω ηκουσα αλλ η σημερον
[27] και ελαβεν αβρααμ προβατα και μοσχους και εδωκεν τω αβιμελεχ και διεθεντο αμφοτεροι διαθηκην
[28] και εστησεν αβρααμ επτα αμναδας προβατων μονας
[29] και ειπεν αβιμελεχ τω αβρααμ τι εισιν αι επτα αμναδες των προβατων τουτων ας εστησας μονας
[30] και ειπεν αβρααμ οτι τας επτα αμναδας ταυτας λημψη παρ εμου ινα ωσιν μοι εις μαρτυριον οτι εγω ωρυξα το φρεαρ τουτο
[31] δια τουτο επωνομασεν το ονομα του τοπου εκεινου φρεαρ ορκισμου οτι εκει ωμοσαν αμφοτεροι
[32] και διεθεντο διαθηκην εν τω φρεατι του ορκου ανεστη δε αβιμελεχ και οχοζαθ ο νυμφαγωγος αυτου και φικολ ο αρχιστρατηγος της δυναμεως αυτου και επεστρεψαν εις την γην των φυλιστιιμ
[33] και εφυτευσεν αβρααμ αρουραν επι τω φρεατι του ορκου και επεκαλεσατο εκει το ονομα κυριου θεος αιωνιος
[34] παρωκησεν δε αβρααμ εν τη γη των φυλιστιιμ ημερας πολλας