Genesis

Genesis 21:9–10

⁹But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,^b 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

Footnotes

b 21:9 LXX and Vulgate; Hebrew lacks her son
c 21:10 Cited in Galatians 4:30|GAL 4:30

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Genesis 21:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Sarah	שָׂרָ֜ה	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
saw that	וַתֵּ֨רֶא	wat·tê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
whom	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Hagar	הָגָ֧ר	hā·ḡār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1904 Hagar
the Egyptian	הַמִּצְרִ֛ית	ham·miṣ·rîṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
had borne	יָלְדָ֥ה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Abraham	לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם	lə·’aḇ·rā·hām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
was mocking	מְצַחֵֽק׃	mə·ṣa·ḥêq	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H6711 laugh

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

Cross-references

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Genesis 21:9 Galatians 4:29 · Genesis 16:15 · Galatians 4:22 · Genesis 16:1 · Psalm 44:13–14 · Proverbs 20:11 · Psalm 42:10 · Psalm 22:6 · Lamentations 1:7 · 2 Chronicles 30:10 · 2 Chronicles 36:16

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.