Genesis 21:11 - The Scriptures 2009

And the matter was very evil in the eyes of Aḇraham because of his son.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And the thing was very grievous (serious, evil) in Abraham's sight on account of his son [Ishmael].

American Standard Version (1901)

And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.

Common English Bible

This upset Abraham terribly because the boy was his son.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Abraham took this grievously, for the sake of his son.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Abraham took this grievously for his son.

Genesis 21:11 Cross References

Genesis 17:18

And Aḇraham said to Elohim, “Oh, let Yishma‛ĕl live before You!”

Genesis 21:12

But Elohim said to Aḇraham, “Let it not be evil in your eyes because of the boy and because of your female servant. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice, for in Yitsḥaq your seed is called.

2 Samuel 18:33

And the sovereign was shaken, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said this, “O my son Aḇshalom! My son, my son Aḇshalom, if only I had died instead of you! O Aḇshalom my son, my son!”

Matthew 10:37

“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me, and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

Hebrews 12:11

And indeed, no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but grievous, but afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.