Genesis 21:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 21:8

6 And Sarah said, ^a“God has made me laugh, and all who hear ^bwill laugh with me.”

7 She also said, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? ^aFor I have borne him a son in his old age.”

Hagar and Ishmael Depart

8 So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned.

9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar ^athe Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, ^bscoffing.

10 Therefore she said to Abraham, ^a“Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, namely with Isaac.”

11 And the matter was very¹ displeasing in Abraham’s sight ^abecause of his son.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 21:8

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American Standard Version
And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

Amplified® Bible
And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

Contemporary English Version
The time came when Sarah no longer had to nurse Isaac, and on that day Abraham gave a big feast.

Darby English Version
And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

Good News Bible
The child grew, and on the day that he was weaned, Abraham gave a great feast.

King James Version
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

New American Standard Bible
The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

New International Version
The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast.

New King James Version
So the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The child grew and became weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac became weaned.

Revised Standard Version
And the child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

Young's Literal Translation
And the lad groweth, and is weaned, and Abraham maketh a great banquet in the day of Isaac's being weaned;

New English Translation
The child grew and was weaned. Abraham prepared¹ a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.²

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