Genesis 21:17

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
God	אֱלֹהִים֮ 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע vai.yish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
voice	ק֣וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
lad	הַנַּעַר֒ ha.na.'Ar	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
angel	מַלְאַ֨ךְ mal.'Akh	H4397	a messenger · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	אֱלֹהִ֤ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
called	וַיִּקְרָא֩ vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Hagar	הָגָר֙ ha.Gar	H1904	Hagar · proper noun, a woman's name
heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם ha.sha.Ma.yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Hagar	הָגָ֑ר ha.Gar	H1904	Hagar · proper noun, a woman's name
fear	תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י tir.'I	H3372	to fear · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person feminine singular
God	אֱלֹהִ֛ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
heard	שָׁמַ֧ע sha.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
voice	ק֥וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
lad	הַנַּ֖עַר ha.Na.'ar	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 16:11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LOR…
Psalms 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Psalms 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Exodus 3:7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmaster…
Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great rewar…
Genesis 16:9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Genesis 46:3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
Exodus 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egypt…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:14-21

Here is, I. The casting out of the bond-woman, and her son from the family of Abraham, Gen 21:14. Abraham's obedience to the divine command in this matter was speedy - early in the morning, we may suppose immediately after he had, in the night's visions, received orders to do this. It was also submissive; it was contrary to his judgment, at least to his own inclination, to do it; yet as soon as he perceives that it is the mind of God he makes no objections, but silently does as he is bidden, as one trained up to an implicit obedience. In sending them away without any attendants, on foot, and slenderly provided for, it is probable that he observed the directions given him. If Hagar and Ishmae…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 21:15

the water was spent, &c.--Ishmael sank exhausted from fatigue and thirst--his mother laid his head under one of the bushes to smell the damp while she herself, unable to witness his distress, sat down at a little distance in hopeless sorrow.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 21:15

And she cast the child - ותשלך את הילד vattashlech eth haiyeled, and she sent the lad under one of the shrubs, viz., to screen him from the intensity of the heat. Here Ishmael appears to be utterly helpless, and this circumstance seems farther to confirm the opinion that he was now in a state of infancy; but the preceding observations do this supposition entirely away, and his present helplessness will be easily accounted for on this ground: 1. Young persons can bear much less fatigue than those who are arrived at mature age. 2. They require much more fluid from the greater quantum of heat in their bodies, strongly marked by the impetuosity of the blood; because from them a much larger quant…

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John Gill on Genesis 21:17

And God heard the voice of the lad,.... By which it appears that he cried also; but whether it was in prayer to God, or through the distress and misery he was in, is not certain; and, be it which it will, his cries came up into the ears of the Lord, and he had compassion on him, and supplied his wants, and delivered him out of his miserable condition: and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven; not a created angel, but the eternal one, the Son of God, the Angel of the covenant, who appeared in the visible heavens, and called to Hagar from thence with an articulate voice, and so loud that she could hear him: and said unto her, what aileth thee, Hagar? or, what has befallen thee? wha…

Dictionary and topics

Children — The blessing of offspring, but especially of the male sex, is highly valued among all eastern nations, while a the absence is regarded as one of the severest punishments. (Genesis 16:2; 7:14; 1…
Hagar — Flight, or, according to others, stranger, an Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid (Gen. 16:1; 21:9, 10), whom she gave to Abraham (q.v.) as a secondary wife (16:2). When she was about to become a mother she…
Ishmael — God hears. (1.) Abraham’s eldest son, by Hagar the concubine (Gen. 16:15; 17:23). He was born at Mamre, when Abraham was eighty-six years of age, eleven years after his arrival in Canaan (16:3;…
Beer-Sheba · 3. Wil — 3. Wil
Ishmael · .Sent away by Abraham — .Sent away by Abraham
Man · Woman formed to be a help for — Woman formed to be a help for
Sorrow · .Of Hagar’ s — .Of Hagar’ s

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 21:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:14-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 21:15

Adam Clarke on Genesis 21:15

John Gill on Genesis 21:17

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 21:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:14-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 21:15

Adam Clarke on Genesis 21:15

John Gill on Genesis 21:17

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 21:17

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 21:8-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 21:16

Rashi on Genesis 21:17