Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Genesis 21:18
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Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
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Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
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Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him with your hand. For I will make him a great nation.”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.
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Genesis 21
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.
18 Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
19 Then 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.
20 And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
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