Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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
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 of the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant.” 14 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. 15 When the water in the skin was used up, she left the boy under one of the bushes.

Cross References

Genesis 16:7

Now the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.

Genesis 19:27

Now Abraham arose early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord;

Genesis 21:31

Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath.

Genesis 21:33

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God.

Genesis 22:3

So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

Genesis 22:19

So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham lived at Beersheba.

Genesis 24:54

Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they arose in the morning, he said, “Send me away to my master.”

Genesis 25:6

but to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts while he was still living, and sent them away from his son Isaac eastward, to the land of the east.

Genesis 26:31

In the morning they arose early and exchanged oaths; then Isaac sent them away and they departed from him in peace.

Genesis 26:33

So he called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.

Genesis 36:6-7

Then Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters and all his household, and his livestock and all his cattle and all his goods which he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to another land away from his brother Jacob.

Genesis 37:15

A man found him, and behold, he was wandering in the field; and the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”

Genesis 46:1

So Israel set out with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

1 Kings 19:3

And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

Psalm 107:4

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region;
They did not find a way to an inhabited city.

Psalm 119:60

I hastened and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.

Proverbs 27:14

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be reckoned a curse to him.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

Isaiah 16:8

For the fields of Heshbon have withered, the vines of Sibmah as well;
The lords of the nations have trampled down its choice clusters
Which reached as far as Jazer and wandered to the deserts;
Its tendrils spread themselves out and passed over the sea.

John 8:35

The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever.

Galatians 4:23-25

But the son by the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and the son by the free woman through the promise.

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