Genesis 21:12
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And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
In other translations
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430אֶל־'el-toH413אַבְרָהָם'avrahamAbrahamH85אַל־'al-may notH408יֵרַעyera'it be displeasingH7489בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhain view yourH5869עַל־'al-onH5921הַנַּעַרhana'arthe ladH5288וְעַל־ve'al-and onH5921אֲמָתֶךָ'amatekhaslave woman yourH519כֹּלkolallH3605אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834תֹּאמַרtomarshe saysH559אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413שָׂרָהsarahSarahH8283שְׁמַעshema'listenH8085בְּקֹלָהּbekolahto voice herH6963כִּיkiforH3588בְיִצְחָקveyitzchakin IsaacH3327יִקָּרֵאyikare'it will be namedH7121לְךָlekhaof youזָרַע׃zara'offspringH2233
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Hebrews 11:18Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
- Romans 9:7-87 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.7 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” 8 So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.
- Genesis 17:19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
- 1 Samuel 8:7And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.
- 1 Samuel 8:9Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”
- Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
- Genesis 17:21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”
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