Genesis
Genesis 21:10–11
10and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!”c
11Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.
Footnotes
- c 21:10 Cited in Galatians 4:30|GAL 4:30
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Genesis 21:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and she said | וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Abraham | לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם | lə·’aḇ·rā·hām | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| Expel | גָּרֵ֛שׁ | gā·rêš | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| the | הַזֹּ֖את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| slave woman | הָאָמָ֥ה | hā·’ā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| and her son | בְּנָ֑הּ | bə·nāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the slave woman’s | הָאָמָ֣ה | hā·’ā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| will never | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| share in the inheritance | יִירַשׁ֙ | yî·raš | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| my son | בְּנִ֖י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| Isaac | יִצְחָֽק׃ | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
Genesis 21:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now this matter | הַדָּבָ֛ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| distressed | וַיֵּ֧רַע | way·yê·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֑ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| greatly | מְאֹ֖ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| because it concerned | אוֹדֹ֥ת | ’ō·w·ḏōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H182 turnings, occasions, account |
| his son | בְּנֽוֹ׃ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 21:10 John 8:35 · Galatians 4:22–31 · 1 John 2:19 · Genesis 36:6–7 · 1 Peter 1:4 · Galatians 4:7 · Matthew 8:11–12 · Galatians 3:18 · Matthew 22:13 · Genesis 25:19 · Genesis 22:10 · Genesis 20:11
Genesis 21:11 Hebrews 12:11 · Genesis 17:18 · Matthew 10:37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.