Genesis 21:12 - The Scriptures 1998

¹² But Elohim said to Aḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² God said to Abraham, Do not let it seem grievous and evil to you because of the youth and your bondwoman; in all that Sarah has said to you, do what she asks, for in Isaac shall your posterity be called. [Rom. 9:7.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Common English Bible

¹² God said to Abraham, “Don’t be upset about the boy and your servant. Do everything Sarah tells you to do because your descendants will be traced through Isaac.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And God said to him: "Let it not seem harsh to you concerning the boy and your woman servant. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice. For your offspring will be invoked in Isaac.

Genesis 21:12 Cross References

Genesis 17:19

And Elohim said, “No, Sarah your wife is truly bearing a son to you, and you shall call his name Yitsḥ

Genesis 17:21

“But My covenant I establish with Yitsḥ

Isaiah 46:10

declaring the end from the beginning, and from of old that which has not yet been done, saying, ‘My counsel does stand, and all My delight I do,’

Galatians 4:30

But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the female servant and her son, for the son of the female servant shall by no means be heir with the son of the free woman.”

Hebrews 11:18

of whom it was said, “In Yitsḥ

1 Samuel 8:7

And יהוה  said to Shemu’ĕ

1 Samuel 8:9

“And now, listen to their voice, but you shall certainly warn them, and shall make known to them the ruling of the sovereign who does reign over them.”