KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 21:16
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.
WEB World English Bible
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 over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Genesis 21
13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he [is] thy seed.
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 Beersheba.
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.
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתֵּלֶךְ֩H1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַתֵּ֨שֶׁבH3427 · ya.shavto dwellלָ֜הּH9034 · haherמִנֶּ֗גֶדH5048 · ne.gedbeforeהַרְחֵק֙H7368 · ra.chaqto removeכִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣יH2909 · ta.chahto shootקֶ֔שֶׁתH7198 · qe.shetbowכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאָֽמְרָ֔הH559 · a.marto sayאַל־H408 · alnotאֶרְאֶ֖הH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeבְּמ֣וֹתH4194 · ma.vetdeathהַיָּ֑לֶדH3206 · ye.ledyouthוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבH3427 · ya.shavto dwellמִנֶּ֔גֶדH5048 · ne.gedbeforeוַתִּשָּׂ֥אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קֹלָ֖הּH6963 · qolvoiceוַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃H1058 · ba.khahto weep
Cross-references
Isaiah 49:15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.1 Samuel 30:4Then David and the people that [were] with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.1 Samuel 24:16And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, [Is] this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.Judges 2:4And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.1 Kings 3:26Then spake the woman whose the living child [was] unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, [but] divide [it].Genesis 29:11And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.Ruth 1:9The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each [of you] in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.Esther 8:6For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?Zechariah 12:10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.Luke 15:20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.Genesis 27:38And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, [even] me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.Genesis 44:34For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad [be] not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
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