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Selected Verse: Genesis 21:12 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 21:12 |
Strong Concordance |
And God [0430] said [0559] unto Abraham [085], Let it not be grievous [03415] in thy sight [05869] because of the lad [05288], and because of thy bondwoman [0519]; in all that Sarah [08283] hath said [0559] unto thee, hearken [08085] unto her voice [06963]; for in Isaac [03327] shall thy seed [02233] be called [07121]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| in all that Sarah hath said--it is called the Scripture (Gal 4:30). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| In Isaac shall thy seed be called - Here God shows the propriety of attending to the counsel of Sarah; and lest Abraham, in whose eyes the thing was grievous, should feel distressed on the occasion, God renews his promises to Ishmael and his posterity. |
30 Nevertheless [235] what [5101] saith [3004] the scripture [1124]? Cast out [1544] the bondwoman [3814] and [2532] her [846] son [5207]: for [1063] the son [5207] of the bondwoman [3814] shall [2816] not [3364] be heir [2816] with [3326] the son [5207] of the freewoman [1658].