Genesis
Genesis 21:17
17Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then God | אֱלֹהִים֮ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the voice | ק֣וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the boy | הַנַּעַר֒ | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| and the angel | מַלְאַ֨ךְ | mal·’aḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| called | וַיִּקְרָא֩ | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Hagar | הָגָר֙ | hā·ḡār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1904 Hagar |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| What is wrong | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| Hagar | הָגָ֑ר | hā·ḡār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1904 Hagar |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be afraid | תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י | tî·rə·’î | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3372 fear |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֛ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has heard | שָׁמַ֧ע | šā·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the voice | ק֥וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the boy | הַנַּ֖עַר | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| where | בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ba·’ă·šer | Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he | הוּא־ | hū- | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| lies | שָֽׁם׃ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
Cross-references
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Genesis 16:11 · Psalm 50:15 · Psalm 91:15 · Exodus 3:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.