18Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation."


In Context

15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes.

16 Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she thought, "I cannot watch the boy die." And as she sat there nearby, she began to sob.

17 God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

18 Lift the boy up 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 God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.

Genesis 21:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:18Arise, take up the boy, and hold him by the hand: for I will make him a great nation.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand: for I will make him a great nation.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him a great nation.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand; for I will make him a great nation.