Genesis 16:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called his son's name, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֵּ֧לֶד הָגָ֛ר לְאַבְרָ֖ם בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָ֧ם שֶׁם־בְּנ֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָ֥ה הָגָ֖ר יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃

Transliteration

And-teled Hagar to-'Abram ben, and-yiqra' 'Abram shem-beno which-yaledah Hagar Yishma'el.

Grammar Details

• *teled*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with waw consecutive - and she bore
• *Hagar*: proper noun, feminine singular - Hagar
• *le'Abram*: preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - to/for Abram
• *ben*: noun, masculine singular - son
• *yiqra'*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he called
• *'Abram*: proper noun, masculine singular - Abram
• *shem*: noun, masculine singular construct - name of
• *beno*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son
• *'asher*: relative pronoun - which/whom
• *yaledah*: verb, Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she bore
• *Yishma'el*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ishmael

Word Meanings

• *Yishma'el*: means "God hears" or "God will hear"

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Hagar bore a son to Abram, and Abram named the son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Hagar bare Abram a sonne and Abram called his sons name which Hagar bare Ismaell.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Agar bare Abram a sonne, and Abram called his sonnes name which Agar bare him, Ismael.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Hagar bare Abram a sonne, and Abram called his sonnes name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Hagar bare Abram a sonne, and Abram called his sonnes name which Hagar bare vnto hym, Ismael.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Hagar beareth to Abram a son; and Abram calleth the name of his son, whom Hagar hath borne, Ishmael;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Hagar gave birth to a child, the son of Abram, to whom Abram gave the name of Ishmael.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, whom Abram named Ishmael.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 25:12 : 12 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham:
• Gen 28:9 : 9 Then Esau went to Ishmael, and took Mahlath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife, in addition to the wives he already had.
• Gen 37:27 : 27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers were content.
• 1 Chr 1:28 : 28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.
• Gal 4:22-23 : 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, but he of the freewoman was through promise.
• Gen 16:11 : 11 And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction.
• Gen 17:18 : 18 And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before you!
• Gen 17:20 : 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes he shall beget, and I will make him a great nation.
• Gen 17:25-26 : 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 On that very same day Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
• Gen 21:9-9 : 9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking. 10 Therefore she said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 11 And the matter was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son. 12 But God said to Abraham, Do not let it be grievous in your sight because of the lad and because of your bondwoman. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac shall your seed be called. 13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is your seed. 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away. So she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. 15 And the water was used up in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 16 And she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about a bowshot away; for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. So she sat opposite him and lifted up her voice, and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the lad, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven and said to her, What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation. 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the bottle with water and gave the lad a drink. 20 And God was with the lad, and he grew and lived in the wilderness and became an archer. 21 And he lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
• Gen 25:9 : 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;