Genesis 21:18
King James Version (KJV)
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
In context
16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
Genesis 21:18 in every translation
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.