Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And early in the morning Abraham got up, and gave Hagar some bread and a water-skin, and put the boy on her back, and sent her away: and she went, wandering in the waste land of Beer-sheba.

New American Standard Bible

So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

King James Version

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 Beersheba.

Holman Bible

Early in the morning Abraham got up, took bread and a waterskin, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her and the boy away. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beer-sheba.

International Standard Version

So early the next morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a leather bottle of water, gave them to Hagar, and placed them on her shoulder. He then sent her away, along with the child. She went off and roamed in the Beer-sheba wilderness.

A Conservative Version

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

American Standard Version

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 gave her the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

Amplified

So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she left [but lost her way] and wandered [aimlessly] in the Wilderness of Beersheba.

Darby Translation

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a flask of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder and the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

Julia Smith Translation

And Abraham will rise early in the morning, and take food, and a leathern bottle of water, and give to Hagar (putting upon her shoulder), and the child, and will send her away: and she will go forth and wander in the desert to the well of the oath.

King James 2000

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a skin 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 Beersheba.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave [it] to Hagar, putting [it] on her shoulder. And he sent her away with the child, and she went, wandering about in the wilderness, in Beersheba.

Modern King James verseion

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder. And he gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a bottle with water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulders with the lad also, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered up and down in the wilderness of Beersheba.

NET Bible

Early in the morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulders, gave her the child, and sent her away. So she went wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of Beer Sheba.

New Heart English Bible

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle 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.

The Emphasized Bible

So Abraham rose up early in the morning - and took bread and a skin of water and gave unto hagar, - putting them on her shoulder and the child, and sent her forth, - so she went her way and wandered, in the desert of Beer-sheba.

Webster

And Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar (putting it on her shoulder) and the child, and sent her away; and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.

World English Bible

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and taketh bread, and a bottle of water, and giveth unto Hagar (placing it on her shoulder), also the lad, and sendeth her out; and she goeth on, and goeth astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba;

Themes

Abraham » Sends hagar and ishmael away

Beer-sheba » Wilderness of, hagar miraculously sees a well in

Bible stories for children » The boy who lost his home by mocking

Bottles » Used for holding » Water

Bottles » First mention of, in scripture

Bread » The principal food used by the ancients

Children » Power of parents over, during the patriarchal age

Children » Illegitimate » Had no inheritance

Children » Alienated, ishmael, to gratify sarah

Concubinage » Laws concerning » Concubines might be dismissed

Cruelty » Instances of » Of sarah to hagar

Deserts » Mentioned in scripture » Beer-sheba

the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Water

Hagar » Cast out of the home through the jealousy of her mistress

Ishmael » The outcast, life summarized » Thus became an outcast

Ishmael » Son of abraham » Sent away by abraham

human Limitations » Knowledge limited strength limited » Man's limited resources

Limited resources » Man's limited resources » A little bread and a bottle of water

Man » Woman formed to be a help for

Notable women » Hagar, the discarded wife

Patriarchal government » Exercised in » Arbitrarily disinheriting and putting away servants and children

Polygamy » Domestic unhappiness » In abraham's family

Rising » Instances of » Abraham

Sarah » Also called sarai » Her jealousy of hagar

Travelers » Friends of » Often supplied them with provision

Travelers » Carried with them » Skins filled with water, wine, &c

Water » -of feet -of hands » For drinking

Water » Carried in vessels

Women » Instances of » Sarah, in her jealousy and malice toward hagar

Women » Notable » Hagar, the discarded wife

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Abraham
H85
אברהם 
'Abraham 
Usage: 175

rose up early
שׁכם 
Shakam 
Usage: 65

in the morning
בּקר 
Boqer 
Usage: 214

and took
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

and a bottle
חמת 
Chemeth 
Usage: 4

and gave
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

it unto Hagar
הגר 
Hagar 
Usage: 12

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

it on her shoulder
שׁכם 
Sh@kem 
Usage: 22

and the child
ילד 
Yeled 
Usage: 89

and sent her away
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

and wandered
תּעה 
Ta`ah 
Usage: 50

in the wilderness
מדבּר 
Midbar 
Usage: 271

Context Readings

Hagar And Ishmael

13 And I will make a nation of the son of your servant-woman, because he is your seed. 14 And early in the morning Abraham got up, and gave Hagar some bread and a water-skin, and put the boy on her back, and sent her away: and she went, wandering in the waste land of Beer-sheba. 15 And when all the water in the skin was used up, she put the child down under a tree.


Cross References

Genesis 16:7

And an angel of the Lord came to her by a fountain of water in the waste land, by the fountain on the way to Shur.

Genesis 19:27

And Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had been talking with the Lord:

Genesis 21:31

So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.

Genesis 21:33

And Abraham, after planting a holy tree in Beer-sheba, gave worship to the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.

Genesis 22:3

And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.

Genesis 22:19

Then Abraham went back to his young men and they went together to Beer-sheba, the place where Abraham was living.

Genesis 24:54

Then he and the men who were with him had food and drink, and took their rest there that night; and in the morning he got up, and said, Let me now go back to my master.

Genesis 25:6

But to the sons of his other women he gave offerings, and sent them away, while he was still living, into the east country.

Genesis 26:31

And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.

Genesis 26:33

And he gave it the name of Shibah: so the name of that town is Beer-sheba to this day.

Genesis 36:6-7

Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters, and all the people of his house, and his beasts and his cattle and all his goods which he had got together in the land of Canaan, and went into the land of Seir, away from his brother Jacob.

Genesis 37:15

And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?

Genesis 46:1

And Israel went on his journey with all he had, and came to Beer-sheba, where he made offerings to the God of his father Isaac.

1 Kings 19:3

And he got up, fearing for his life, and went in flight, and came to Beer-sheba in Judah, parting there from his servant;

Psalm 107:4

They were wandering in the waste places; they saw no way to a resting-place.

Psalm 119:60

I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.

Proverbs 27:14

He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.

Isaiah 16:8

For the fields of Heshbon are waste, the vine of Sibmah is dead; the lords of nations were overcome by the produce of her vines; her vine-plants went as far as Jazer, and came even to the waste land; her branches were stretched out to the sea.

John 8:35

Now the servant does not go on living in the house for ever, but the son does.

Galatians 4:23-25

Now the son by the servant-woman has his birth after the flesh; but the son by the free woman has his birth through the undertaking of God.

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