Genesis 21 NKJV NLT Parallel

◄ Genesis 21 ►

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1And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had spoken.

1The LORD kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised.

2For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

2She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.

3And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac.

3And Abraham named their son Isaac.

4Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

4Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded.

5Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

5Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born.

6And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.”

6And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.

7She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.”

7Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!” Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away

8So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned.

8When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion.

9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, scoffing.

9But Sarah saw Ishmael—the son of Abraham and her Egyptian servant Hagar—making fun of her son, Isaac.

10Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.”

10So she turned to Abraham and demanded, “Get rid of that slave woman and her son. He is not going to share the inheritance with my son, Isaac. I won’t have it!”

11And the matter was very displeasing in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

11This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.

12But God said to Abraham, “Do not let it be displeasing in your sight because of the lad or because of your bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.

12But God told Abraham, “Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.

13Yet I will also make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed.”

13But I will also make a nation of the descendants of Hagar’s son because he is your son, too.”

14So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water; and putting it on her shoulder, he gave it and the boy to Hagar, and sent her away. Then she departed and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.

14So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar’s shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.

15And the water in the skin was used up, and she placed the boy under one of the shrubs.

15When the water was gone, she put the boy in the shade of a bush.

16Then she went and sat down across from him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, “Let me not see the death of the boy.” So she sat opposite him, and lifted her voice and wept.

16Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. “I don’t want to watch the boy die,” she said, as she burst into tears.

17And God heard the voice of the lad. Then the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

17But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what’s wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

18Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.”

18Go to him and comfort him, for I will make a great nation from his descendants.”

19Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.

19Then God opened Hagar’s eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink.

20So God was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

20And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness. He became a skillful archer,

21He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

21and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt. Abraham’s Covenant with Abimelech

22And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you do.

22About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. “God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do,” Abimelech said.

23Now therefore, swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt.”

23“Swear to me in God’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner.”

24And Abraham said, “I will swear.”

24Abraham replied, “Yes, I swear to it!”

25Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech because of a well of water which Abimelech’s servants had seized.

25Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had taken by force from Abraham’s servants.

26And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor had I heard of it until today.”

26“This is the first I’ve heard of it,” Abimelech answered. “I have no idea who is responsible. You have never complained about this before.”

27So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

27Abraham then gave some of his sheep, goats, and cattle to Abimelech, and they made a treaty.

28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

28But Abraham also took seven additional female lambs and set them off by themselves.

29Then Abimelech asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?”

29Abimelech asked, “Why have you set these seven apart from the others?”

30And he said, “You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that they may be my witness that I have dug this well.”

30Abraham replied, “Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well.”

31Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

31Then he named the place Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”), because that was where they had sworn the oath.

32Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech rose with Phichol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines.

32After making their covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned home to the land of the Philistines.

33Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.

33Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the LORD, the Eternal God.

34And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines many days.

34And Abraham lived as a foreigner in Philistine country for a long time.

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