Genesis 21:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.””

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BSBPD

“Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 21:18 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 16:10Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
  2. Genesis 17:20As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
  3. Genesis 21:13But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”
  4. Genesis 25:12This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:29These are their genealogies:

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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