Genesis 21:13

Genesis 21:13

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

a. NLT: But I will also make a nation of the descendants of Hagar’s son because he is your son, too.”

b. NIV: I will make the son of the slave into a nation also, because he is your offspring.”

c. YLT: As to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because heis thy seed.'

d. Amplified Bible: And I will make a nation of the son of the bondwoman also, because he is your offspring.

e. Septuagint: And moreover I will make the son of this bondwoman a great nation, because he is thy seed. 

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: But of the son of the slavewoman as well I will make into a nation for he is your offspring.

1. “And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation…”

a. And also of the son [1121 * ben] [Strong: from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

b. of the bondwoman [519 * ‘amah] [Strong: apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave:--(hand-)bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).]

c. I will make [7760 * ] [Strong: a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically):--X any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, + disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, + name, X on, ordain, order, + paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), + regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, + stedfastly, take, X tell, + tread down, ((over-))turn, X wholly, work.]

d. a nation [1471 * gowy] [Strong: apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:--Gentile, heathen, nation, people.]

2. “…because he is thy seed.”

a. because he is thy seed [2233 * zera’] [Strong: from 2232; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity:--X carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing- time.]