11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, because of his son.


In Context

8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the day that Isaac was weaned.

9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

10 Wherefore, she said to Abraham, Cast out this bond-woman, and her son: for the son of this bond-woman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, because of his son.

12 And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight, because of the lad, and because of thy bond-woman; in all that Sarah hath said to thee, hearken to her voice: for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

13 And also of the son of the bond-woman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

Genesis 21:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:11The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:11Abraham took this grievously for his son.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:11The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:11And the thing is very wrong in the eyes of Abraham, for his son's sake;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.