Genesis 16:16

Genesis 16:16

And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

a. NLT: Abram was eighty-six years old when Ishmael was born.

b. NIV: Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

c. YLT: and Abram is a son of eighty and six years in Hagar's bearing Ishmael to Abram.

d. Amplified Bible: Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael.

e. Septuagint: And Abram was eighty-six years old, when Agar bore Ismael to Abram.

f. Stone Edition Chumash:And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

1. And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

a. Abram [87 * ‘Abram] [Strong: contracted from 48; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham:--Abram.]

b. fourscore [8084 * shmoniym] [Strong: from 8083; eighty, also eightieth:--eighty(-ieth), fourscore.]

c. and six [8337 * shesh] [Strong: a primitive number; six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth:--six((-teen, -teenth)), sixth.]

d. years [8141 * shaneh] [Strong: from 8138; a year (as a revolution of time):--+ whole age, X long, + old, year(X -ly).]

e. old [1121 * ben] [Strong: [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.]

f. when Hagar [1904 * Hagar] [Strong: of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation; Hagar, the mother of Ishmael:--Hagar.]

g. bare [3205 * yalad] [Strong: a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage:--bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).]

h. Ishmael [3458 * Yishmael] [Strong: from 8085 and 410; God will hear; Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites:--Ishmael.]

i. to Abram [87 * ‘Abram] [Strong: contracted from 48; high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham:--Abram.]

1). Between the time when Ishmael is born and the next time God appears to Abram, 13 years go by.

a). Alfred Edershiem: “Hagar had returned to Abram’s house, and given birth to Ishmael. And now ensued a period which we must regard as of most sore trial to Abram’s faith. Full thirteen years elapsed without apparently any revelation on the part of God. During this time Ishmael had grown up, and Abram may almost insensibly have accustomed himself to look upon him as the heir, even though in all probability he knew that he had not been destined for it.”

b). We can only imagine what happened during these 13 years, but given the information in Genesis 16:4-14, it probably was very stressful. I personally believe that God did not appear to Abram during this 13 year gap.