But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed over the boy or your slave; whatever Sarah tells you, do as she says, for it is through Isaac that offspring shall be continued ” for you.
Translation Notes
*continued — Lit. “called.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויאמר
257
אלהים
86
אלאברהם
279
אלירע
311
בעיניך
162
עלהנער
425
ועלאמתך
567
כל
50
אשר
501
תאמר
641
אליך
61
שרה
505
שמע
410
בקלה
137
כי
30
ביצחק
210
יקרא
311
לך
50
זרע
277
Genesis 21:13
Gematria: 1348
וגםאתבןהאמהלגויאשימנוכיזרעךהוא
As for the son of the slave-woman, I will make a nation of him, too, for he is your seed.”
Early next morning Abraham took some bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar. He placed them over her shoulder, together with the child, and sent her away. And she wandered about in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וישכם
376
אברהםבבקר
552
ויקחלחם
202
וחמת
454
מים
90
ויתן
466
אלהגר
239
שם
340
עלשכמה
465
ואתהילד
456
וישלחה
359
ותלך
456
ותתע
876
במדבר
248
באר
203
שבע
372
Genesis 21:15
Gematria: 3100
ויכלוהמיםמןהחמתותשלךאתהילדתחתאחדהשיחם
When the water was gone from the skin, she left the child under one of the bushes,
and went and sat down at a distance, a bowshot away; for she thought, “Let me not look on as the child dies.” And sitting thus afar, she burst into tears.
God heard the cry of the boy, and a messenger of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heeded the cry of the boy where he is.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וישמע
426
אלהים
86
אתקול
537
הנער
325
ויקרא
317
מלאך
91
אלהיםאלהגר
325
מןהשמים
485
ויאמר
257
לה
35
מהלך
95
הגר
208
אלתיראי
652
כישמע
440
אלהים
86
אלקול
167
הנער
325
באשר
503
הואשם
352
Genesis 21:18
Gematria: 2311
קומישאיאתהנערוהחזיקיאתידךבוכילגויגדולאשימנו
Come, lift up the boy and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him.”
Therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my kith and kin, but will deal with me and with the land in which you have sojourned as loyally as I have dealt with you.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועתה
481
השבעה
382
לי
40
באלהים
88
הנה
60
אםתשקר
1041
לי
40
ולניני
156
ולנכדי
120
כחסד
92
אשרעשיתי
1291
עמך
130
תעשה
775
עמדי
124
ועםהארץ
412
אשרגרתה
1109
בה
7
Genesis 21:24
Gematria: 959
ויאמראברהםאנכיאשבע
And Abraham said, “I swear it.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויאמר
257
אברהם
248
אנכי
81
אשבע
373
Genesis 21:25
Gematria: 2342
והוכחאברהםאתאבימלךעלאדותבארהמיםאשרגזלועבדיאבימלך
Then Abraham reproached Abimelech for the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.