Genesis 21:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֗ם אַל־יֵרַ֤ע בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ עַל־הַנַּ֣עַר וְעַל־אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאמַ֥ר אֵלֶ֛יךָ שָׂרָ֖ה שְׁמַ֣ע בְּקֹלָ֑הּ כִּ֣י בְיִצְחָ֔ק יִקָּרֵ֥א לְךָ֖ זָֽרַע׃

Transliteration

And yōʾmer ʾĕlōhîm to-ʾAbrāhām not-yēraʿ in-ʿêneykā on-hannaʿar and-on-ʾămātekā all ʾăšer tōʾmar to-you Śārāh šəmaʿ in-qōlāh kî in-Yiṣḥāq yiqqārēʾ to-you zāraʿ.

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction - and
*yōʾmer*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he said
*ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun (used as singular) - God
*ʾel*: preposition - to/toward
*ʾAbrāhām*: proper noun - Abraham
*ʾal*: negative particle for imperatives - do not
*yēraʿ*: qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be bad
*bə-*: preposition - in/through
*ʿêneykā*: dual construct noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes
*ʿal*: preposition - on/concerning
*ha-*: definite article - the
*naʿar*: masculine singular noun - boy/lad
*ʾămātekā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your maidservant
*kōl*: construct - all of
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
*tōʾmar*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she says
*ʾēleykā*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you
*Śārāh*: proper noun - Sarah
*šəmaʿ*: qal imperative, masculine singular - listen
*qōlāh*: masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her voice
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*Yiṣḥāq*: proper noun - Isaac
*yiqqārēʾ*: niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be called
*ləkā*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to/for you
*zāraʿ*: masculine singular noun - seed/offspring

Word Meanings

*yōʾmer*: said/spoke
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine beings (here used as singular)
*yēraʿ*: let it be bad/let it be grievous/let it be displeasing
*ʿêneykā*: your eyes/your sight
*naʿar*: boy/lad/young man/servant
*ʾămātekā*: your maidservant/your female slave
*tōʾmar*: says/tells/speaks
*šəmaʿ*: listen/hear/obey
*qōlāh*: her voice/her words
*yiqqārēʾ*: will be called/will be named/will be recognized
*zāraʿ*: seed/offspring/descendants

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Heb 11:18 : 18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Gen 17:19 : 19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
Gen 17:21 : 21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
1 Sam 8:7 : 7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
1 Sam 8:9 : 9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
Isa 46:10 : 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Rom 9:7-8 : 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Gen 21:13
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18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
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20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
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9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
10Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
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Heb 11:18
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18And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Gen 21:2-3
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2For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
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Rom 9:7
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7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
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Gen 16:10-11
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10And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
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Gen 21:17-18
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Gen 15:3-5
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3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
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Gal 4:22
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22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid , the other by a freewoman.
Gen 16:2
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Gen 28:4
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9And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
Gen 18:18
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18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Gen 25:19
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Gen 35:12
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12And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
Gen 24:36
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Gen 16:15
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15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.