Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” New Living Translation Go to him and comfort him, for I will make a great nation from his descendants.” English Standard Version Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” Berean Standard Bible Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” King James Bible Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him 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.” New American Standard Bible Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him.” NASB 1995 “Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him.” NASB 1977 “Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand; for I will make a great nation of him.” Legacy Standard Bible Arise, lift up the boy, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him.” Amplified Bible Get up, help the boy up, and hold him by the hand, for I will make him a great nation.” Christian Standard Bible Get up, help the boy up, and grasp his hand, for I will make him a great nation.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Get up, help the boy up, and support him, for I will make him a great nation.” American Standard Version Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make him a great nation. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Arise, pick up the boy and hold your hands firmly on him, because I shall make him a great nation.” Brenton Septuagint Translation Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in thine hand, for I will 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." Douay-Rheims Bible Arise, take up the boy, and hold him by the hand: for I will make him a great nation. English Revised Version Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. GOD'S WORD® Translation Come on, help the boy up! Take him by the hand, because I'm going to make him into a great nation." Good News Translation Get up, go and pick him up, and comfort him. I will make a great nation out of his descendants." International Standard Version Get up! Pick up the youth and grab his hand, because I will make a great nation of his descendants." JPS Tanakh 1917 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.' Literal Standard Version rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with your hand, for I set him for a great nation.” Majority Standard Bible Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” New American Bible Get up, lift up the boy and hold him by the hand; for I will make of him a great nation.” NET Bible Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation." New Revised Standard Version Come, lift up the boy and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make a great nation of him.” New Heart English Bible Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him by your hand. For I will make him a great nation." Webster's Bible Translation Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand: for I will make him a great nation. World English Bible Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him 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.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Sarah Turns Against Hagar…17Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies. 18Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” 19Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.… Cross References Genesis 16:7 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert--the spring along the road to Shur. Genesis 16:10 Then the angel added, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count." Genesis 17:20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. Genesis 21:13 But I will also make a nation of the slave woman's son, because he is your offspring." Genesis 22:11 Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied. Genesis 25:12 This is the account of Abraham's son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's maidservant, bore to Abraham. Treasury of Scripture Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand; for I will make him a great nation. I will. Genesis 21:13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. Genesis 16:10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. Genesis 17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. Jump to Previous Arise Arms Boy Child Fast Great Hand Hold Lift Nation Rise YouthJump to Next Arise Arms Boy Child Fast Great Hand Hold Lift Nation Rise YouthGenesis 21 1. Isaac is born, and circumcised.6. Sarah's joy. 8. Isaac is weaned. 9. Hagar and Ishmael sent away. 15. Hagar in distress. 17. The angel relieves and comforts her. 23. Abimelech's covenant with Abraham at Beersheba. (18) Hold him in thine hand.--Literally, strengthen thine hand in him, hold him firmly. As Jerome remarks, the boy thus going hand in hand with his mother must have been her companion in her journey, and not a burden upon her shoulder. We must add that the words do not refer to what she was to do immediately, but to the future. She was not simply to lead him to the water, but to be his brave and faithful protector, such as we learn that she really became.Verse 18. - Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand. Literally, bind fast ray hand to him, i.e. give him thy support now, and take cars of him till he reaches manhood. Cf. God's promise to Israel (Isaiah 42:6). For I will make him (literally, to) a great nation (vide Ver. 13; and cf. Genesis 16:10; Genesis 17:20). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Arise,ק֚וּמִי (qū·mî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand lift up שְׂאִ֣י (śə·’î) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take the boy הַנַּ֔עַר (han·na·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer and take him וְהַחֲזִ֥יקִי (wə·ha·ḥă·zî·qî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer by the hand, יָדֵ֖ךְ (yā·ḏêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 3027: A hand for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I will make him אֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃ (’ă·śî·men·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set into a great גָּד֖וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent nation.” לְג֥וֹי (lə·ḡō·w) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts Links Genesis 21:18 NIVGenesis 21:18 NLT Genesis 21:18 ESV Genesis 21:18 NASB Genesis 21:18 KJV Genesis 21:18 BibleApps.com Genesis 21:18 Biblia Paralela Genesis 21:18 Chinese Bible Genesis 21:18 French Bible Genesis 21:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 21:18 Get up lift up the boy (Gen. 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