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Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: [but] according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 23. here ] The reference is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 21:23”

And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying, God [is] with thee in all that thou doest: 22 34 (E, J). The Covenant between Abraham and Abimelech at Beer-sheba 22. Abimelech ] This passage seems to be a continuation of chap. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 21:22”

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. 21. the wilderness of Paran ] Mentioned in Num 10:12; Num 12:16; Num 13:3. It seems to have been the wild mountainous country south and east of Kadesh, and west of Edom, the modern … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 21:21”

And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 20. God was with the lad ] Cf. 22, Gen 26:3, Gen 39:2. became an archer ] R.V. marg. rightly, became, as he grew up, an archer. Lat. factusque est juvenis Sagittarius. His descendants were famous in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 21:20”

And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 19. opened her eyes ] What she had not seen before, Hagar suddenly received power to see. Cf. Num 22:31; 2Ki 6:17; Luk 24:16; Luk 24:31. LXX , “a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 21:19”

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. 18. a great nation ] Cf. Gen 21:13 and Gen 16:10. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges i.e. Support or sustain thy languishing child with thy hand; for I will bless him, and thy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 21:18”

And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he [is]. 17. God heard the voice of the lad ] The voice God heard was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 21:17”

And she went, and sat her down over against [him] a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lifted up her voice, and wept. 16. as it were a bowshot ] LXX , Lat. quantum … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 21:16”

And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 15. cast the child ] This expression taken with the mention of the child in Gen 21:14 ; Gen 21:18 (“hold him in thine hand”), 20 (“and he grew”) implies that Ishmael is regarded in this story … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 21:15”

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave [it] unto Hagar, putting [it] on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. 14. a bottle of water ] or, better, “a skin of water.” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 21:14”