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Genesis 21:9-10
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Genesis 21:9-10
Contemporary English Version
Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away
9-10 (A) One day, Sarah noticed Hagar's son Ishmael[a] playing,[b] and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that Egyptian slave woman and her son! I don't want him to inherit anything. It should all go to my son.”[c]
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- 21.9,10 Ishmael: The son of Abraham and Hagar, who was Sarah's slave woman (see 16.1-16).
- 21.9,10 playing: Hebrew; one ancient translation “playing with her son Isaac.”
- 21.9,10 Get rid … son: When Abraham accepted Ishmael as his son, it gave Ishmael the right to inherit part of what Abraham owned. But slaves who were given their freedom lost the right to inherit such property.
Genesis 21:10
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 21:10
Contemporary English Version
Hagar and Ishmael Are Sent Away
9-10 (A) One day, Sarah noticed Hagar's son Ishmael[a] playing,[b] and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that Egyptian slave woman and her son! I don't want him to inherit anything. It should all go to my son.”[c]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 21.9,10 Ishmael: The son of Abraham and Hagar, who was Sarah's slave woman (see 16.1-16).
- 21.9,10 playing: Hebrew; one ancient translation “playing with her son Isaac.”
- 21.9,10 Get rid … son: When Abraham accepted Ishmael as his son, it gave Ishmael the right to inherit part of what Abraham owned. But slaves who were given their freedom lost the right to inherit such property.
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