Genesis 21:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 lift up her voice, and wept.”
Genesis 21:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 21:16 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 21:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, “Don’t let me see the death of the child.” She sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.”
Genesis 21:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 21:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept. ”
Genesis 21:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 21:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And she goeth and sitteth by herself over-against, afar off, about a bow-shot, for she said, `Let me not look on the death of the lad;' and she sitteth over-against, and lifteth up her voice, and weepeth.”
Genesis 21:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 21:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and she went and sat down over against [him], a bow-shot off; for she said, Let me not behold the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lifted up her voice and wept. ”
Genesis 21:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 21:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then she went and sate her ouer against him a farre off about a bowe shoote: for she said, I will not see the death of the child. and she sate downe ouer against him, and lift vp her voyce and wept.”
Genesis 21:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 21:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And she went and sat opposite at a distance, as far as an arrow's shot, for she said, "I will not see the death of the boy." And she sat opposite and lifted up her voice and wept.”
Genesis 21:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 21:16 in Context — Genesis 21
14 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.
15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
16 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 lift up her voice, and wept.
17 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.
18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
What Does Genesis 21:16 Mean?
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