Sarah Turns against Hagar

Now Sarah saw (A)the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, [a](B)mocking. 10 Therefore she said to Abraham, “(C)Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son [b]Isaac.” 11 (D)The matter [c]distressed Abraham greatly because of his son.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:9 Or playing
  2. Genesis 21:10 Lit with Isaac
  3. Genesis 21:11 Lit was very grievous in Abraham’s sight

But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham(A) was mocking,(B) 10 and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman(C) and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.”(D)

11 The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.(E)

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