Genesis 21:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 21:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהִ֜ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַבְרָהָ֗ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יֵרַ֤ע
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַנַּ֣עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
כֹּל֩
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תֹּאמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלֶ֛יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׂרָ֖ה
Sârâh
H8283
Sarah
שְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּקֹלָ֑הּ
qôwl
H6963
voice
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
בְיִצְחָ֔ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
יִקָּרֵ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לְךָ֖
זָֽרַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
God said to Abraham, "Don't let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your handmaid. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For from Isaac will your seed be called.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed in your eyes because of the boy and because of your slave woman. All that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice, because in Isaac, offspring will be called yours.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).