Genesis

Genesis 21:14–16

¹⁴Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba. ¹⁵When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes. ¹⁶Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.^e

Footnotes

e 21:16 Hebrew; LXX the child lifted up his voice and wept

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Genesis 21:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Early in the morning	בַּבֹּ֡קֶר	bab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֣ם׀	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
got up	וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣ם	way·yaš·kêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7925 start, rise, early
took	וַיִּֽקַּֽח־	way·yiq·qaḥ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
bread	לֶחֶם֩	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
and a skin of water	וְחֵ֨מַת	wə·ḥê·maṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2573 waterskin
put them	שָׂ֧ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Hagar’s	הָ֠גָר	hā·ḡār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1904 Hagar
shoulders	שִׁכְמָ֛הּ	šiḵ·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7926 shoulder
and sent her away with the boy	הַיֶּ֖לֶד	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
She left	וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ	wat·tê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and wandered	וַתֵּ֔תַע	wat·tê·ṯa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8582 err
in the Wilderness	בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר	bə·miḏ·bar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
of	בְּאֵ֥ר	bə·’êr	Preposition	H884 Beersheba
Beersheba	שָֽׁבַע׃	šā·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H884 Beersheba

Genesis 21:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the water	הַמַּ֖יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
in	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the skin	הַחֵ֑מֶת	ha·ḥê·meṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2573 waterskin
was gone	וַיִּכְל֥וּ	way·yiḵ·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
she left	וַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְ	wat·taš·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
the boy	הַיֶּ֔לֶד	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
under	תַּ֖חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
one	אַחַ֥ד	’a·ḥaḏ	Number - masculine singular construct	H259 one
of the bushes	הַשִּׂיחִֽם׃	haś·śî·ḥim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7880 bush, shrub, plant

Genesis 21:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then she went off	וַתֵּלֶךְ֩	wat·tê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and sat down	וַתֵּ֨שֶׁב	wat·tê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
nearby	מִנֶּ֗גֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-m	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
about a bowshot	כִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י	kim·ṭa·ḥă·wê	Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2909 hurl, shoot
away	הַרְחֵק֙	har·ḥêq	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she said	אָֽמְרָ֔ה	’ā·mə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
I cannot	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
bear to watch	אֶרְאֶ֖ה	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H7200 see
the boy	הַיָּ֑לֶד	hay·yā·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
die	בְּמ֣וֹת	bə·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4194 death
And as she sat	וַתֵּ֣שֶׁב	wat·tê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
nearby	מִנֶּ֔גֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-m	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
she lifted up	וַתִּשָּׂ֥א	wat·tiś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
her voice	קֹלָ֖הּ	qō·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6963 sound, voice
and wept	וַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃	wat·tê·ḇək	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1058 weep, bewail

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Genesis 21:14 Psalm 107:4 · Genesis 25:6 · Psalm 119:60 · Proverbs 27:14 · John 8:35 · Genesis 26:31 · 1 Kings 19:3 · Ecclesiastes 9:10 · Genesis 16:7 · Genesis 21:31

Genesis 21:16 Isaiah 49:15 · 1 Kings 3:26 · Genesis 29:11 · Ruth 1:9 · 1 Samuel 30:4 · 1 Samuel 24:16 · Esther 8:6 · Judges 2:4

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