Genesis 21:18
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
In context
16 Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.
17 Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.
18 Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
20 And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
Genesis 21:18 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
- KJV King James Version
- Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
- WEB World English Bible
- Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him with your hand. For I will make him a great nation.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand: for I will make him a great nation.