Verse Comparison: Genesis 21:18
American Standard Version
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.
Amplified® Bible
Arise, raise up the youth and support him with your hand, for I intend to make him a great nation.
Contemporary English Version
Help him up and hold his hand, because I will make him the father of a great nation."
Darby English Version
Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation.
Good News Bible
Get up, go and pick him up, and comfort him. I will make a great nation out of his descendants."
King James Version
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
New American Standard Bible
"Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him."
New International Version
Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation."
New King James Version
Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him."
Revised Standard Version
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast with your hand; for I will make him a great nation."
Young's Literal Translation
rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him.'