Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him 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.
Julia Smith Translation
Arise, lift up the child, and fasten thy hand upon him; for I will make him into 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.
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 God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, "What ails 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 in 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 bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.
Cross References
Genesis 21:13
I will also make a nation of the son of the handmaid, because he is your seed."
Genesis 16:10
The angel of Yahweh said to her, "I will greatly multiply your seed, that they will not be numbered for multitude."
Genesis 17:20
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 25:12-18
Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham.
1 Chronicles 1:29-31
These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,