Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Genesis 21:15
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When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
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And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
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The water in the container was spent, and she put the child under one of the shrubs.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
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Genesis 21
13 But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”
14 Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
15 When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
16 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.
17 Then 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.
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