Genesis 21:12

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And God said to Abraham, “Let it not be wrong in your eyes because of the boy or because of your maidservant; all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For in Isaac your seed will be reckoned.

Latin

Cui dixit Deus: Non tibi videatur asperum super puero, et super ancilla tua: omnia quæ dixerit tibi Sara, audi vocem ejus: quia in Isaac vocabitur tibi semen.

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English

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.

Notes

Genesis 21:11–13

Abraham was upset when Sarah asked him to send Hagar and Ishmael away. God told Abraham to agree, promising that Ishmael would also have a future as Abraham's descendant.

Genesis 21:8–21

God used the incident of Ishmael’s mocking Isaac to separate Ishmael and Hagar from the family and the child of promise. They would constantly threaten the promised descendant if they remained with the family.

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Hagar Isaac Ishmael Sarah Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Hebrews 11:18
…even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
Romans 9:7–8
Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
Genesis 17:19
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 8:9
Now listen to their voice; but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”
1 Samuel 8:7
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.
Genesis 17:21
But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”
Isaiah 46:10
I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

Parallels

Galatians 4:21–30

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people Isaac: Son of Abraham; father of Jacob and Esau Sarah: Wife of Abraham; mother of Isaac

Glossary

Abraham Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Birthright Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Hagar Patriarchs, Period of the Primogeniture

Topics

Abraham: Sends Hagar and Ishmael Away Children: Alienated, Ishmael, to Gratify Sarah Concubinage: Laws Concerning: Concubines Might be Dismissed Cruelty of Sarah to Hagar Election: Isaac Isaac: The Miraculous Son of Abraham: Prophecies Concerning Ishmael: Son of Abraham: Promised to be the Father of a Nation Ishmael: Son of Abraham: Sent Away by Abraham Polygamy: Domestic Unhappiness in Abraham's Family Predestination in the Covenant with Abraham to Have Posterity Predestination: General Scriptures Concerning Prophecies Respecting Christ: As the Seed of Isaac Sarah: Also Called Sarai: Her Jealousy of Hagar Women: Sarah, in Her Jealousy and Malice Toward Hagar

Genesis 21:12

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