Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Arise, lift up the child, and fasten thy hand upon him; for I will make him into a great nation.
New American Standard Bible
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by
King James Version
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Holman Bible
Get up, help the boy up, and support him, for I will make him a great nation.”
International Standard Version
Get up! Pick up the youth and grab his hand, because I will make a great nation of his descendants."
A Conservative Version
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand, for I will make him a great nation.
American Standard Version
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.
Amplified
Get up, help the boy up, and hold him by the hand, for I will make him a great nation.”
Bible in Basic English
Come, take your child in your arms, for I will make of him a great nation.
Darby Translation
Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation.
King James 2000
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him with your hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Get up, take up the boy and take him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation."
Modern King James verseion
Rise up, lift up the boy and hold him up with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Arise and lift up the lad, and take him in thy hand, for I will make of him a great people."
NET Bible
Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation."
New Heart English Bible
Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him a great nation."
The Emphasized Bible
Arise lift up the boy, and hold him up with thy hand, - for, a great nation, will I make him.
Webster
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand: for I will make him a great nation.
World English Bible
Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him a great nation."
Youngs Literal Translation
rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him.'
Themes
Beer-sheba » Wilderness of, hagar miraculously sees a well in
Bible stories for children » The boy who lost his home by mocking
Hagar » An angel appears to her with a comforting promise
Ishmael » Son of abraham » Promised to be the father of a nation
Ishmael » Son of abraham » Sent away by abraham
The ishmaelites » Predictions respecting » To be a great nation
Man » Woman formed to be a help for
Notable women » Hagar, the discarded wife
Sorrow » God takes notice » Of hagar's
Women » Instances of » Sarah, in her jealousy and malice toward hagar
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 21:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hagar And Ishmael
17 And God will hear the voice of the child: and the messenger of God will call to Hagar from the heavens, and will say to her, What to thee Hagar? thou. shalt not fear, for God heard the voice of the child, from where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the child, and fasten thy hand upon him; for I will make him into a great nation. 19 And God will open her eyes, and she will see a well of waters, and will go and fill the water skin with water, and will give the child to drink.
Cross References
Genesis 21:13
And also the son of this maid-servant, I will make him into a nation, for he is thy seed.
Genesis 16:10
And the messenger of Jehovah will say to her, Multiplying, I will multiply thy seed, and it shall not be counted for multitude.
Genesis 17:20
And for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I blessed him and made him fruitful, and I multiplied him with might exceedingly: twelve chiefs shall he beget, and I will give him into a great nation.
Genesis 25:12-18
These the generations of Ishmael, son of Abraham, whom Hagar brought forth, the Egyptian, Sarah's maid, to Abraham.
1 Chronicles 1:29-31
These their generations: Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,