Now Sarai, Avram's wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 21:9 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Avraham, mocking. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking [Isaac]. American Standard Version (1901) And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking. Common English Bible Sarah saw Hagar’s son laughing, the one Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Sarah had seen the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with her son Isaac, she said to Abraham: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Sara had seen the son of Agar the Egyptian playing with Isaac her son, she said to Abraham: |
Now Sarai, Avram's wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Hagar bore a son for Avram. Avram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Yishma'el.
As for Yishma'el, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
The child grew, and was weaned. Avraham made a great feast on the day that Yitzchak was weaned.
So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Efrayim and Menasheh, even to Zevulun: but they ridiculed them, and mocked them.
but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
*But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs.
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, *Where is your God?*
Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.
Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
Yerushalayim remembers in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old: when her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and none did help her, The adversaries saw her, they did mock at her desolations.
For it is written that Avraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman.
But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.