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Book of Genesis, Chapter 21

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Chapter 21 of Genesis—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And Jehovah turned his attention to Sarah just as he had said, and Jehovah now did to Sarah just as he had spoken.1
  2. And Sarah became pregnant2 and then bore a son to Abraham in his old age at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.3
  3. Accordingly Abraham called the name of his son who had been born to him, whom Sarah had borne to him, Isaac.4
  4. And Abraham proceeded to circumcise Isaac his son when eight days old, just as God had commanded him.5
  5. And Abraham was a hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him.
  6. Then Sarah said: “God has prepared laughter for me: everybody hearing of it will laugh at me.”6
  7. And she added: “Who would have uttered to Abraham, ‘Sarah will certainly suckle children,’ whereas I have given birth to a son in his old age?”
  8. ¶ Now the child kept growing and came to be weaned;7 and Abraham then prepared a big feast on the day of Isaac’s being weaned.
  9. And Sarah kept noticing the son of Haʹgar the Egyptian,8 whom she had borne to Abraham, poking fun.9
  10. So she began to say to Abraham: “Drive out this slave girl and her son, for the son of this slave girl is not going to be an heir with my son, with Isaac!”10
  11. But the thing proved to be very displeasing to Abraham as regards his son.11
  12. Then God said to Abraham: “Do not let anything that Sarah keeps saying to you be displeasing to you about the boy and about your slave girl. Listen to her voice, because it is by means of Isaac that what will be called your seed will be.12
  13. And as for the son of the slave girl,13 I shall also constitute him a nation, because he is your offspring.”14
  14. ¶ So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin water bottle and gave it to Haʹgar,15 setting it upon her shoulder, and the child,16 and then dismissed her. And she went her way and wandered about in the wilderness of Beʹer-sheʹba.[a]17
  15. Finally the water became exhausted18 in the skin bottle and she threw19 the child under one of the bushes.
  16. Then she went on and sat down by herself, about the distance of a bowshot away, because she said: “Let me not see it when the child dies.”20 So she sat down at a distance and began to raise her voice and weep.[b]21
  17. ¶ At that God heard the voice of the boy,22 and God’s angel called to Haʹgar out of the heavens and said to her:23 “What is the matter with you, Haʹgar? Do not be afraid, because God has listened to the voice of the boy there where he is.
  18. Get up, lift up the boy and take hold of him with your hand, because I shall constitute him a great nation.”24
  19. Then God opened her eyes so that she caught sight of a well of water;25 and she went and began to fill the skin bottle with water and to give the boy a drink.
  20. And God continued to be with the boy,26 and he kept growing and dwelling in the wilderness; and he became an archer.[c]27
  21. And he took up dwelling in the wilderness of Paʹran,28 and his mother proceeded to take a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
  22. ¶ Now it came about at that time that A·bimʹe·lech together with Phiʹcol the chief of his army said to Abraham: “God[d] is with you in everything you are doing.29
  23. So now swear to me here by God30 that you will not prove false to me and to my offspring and to my posterity;31 that, according to the loyal love with which I have dealt with you,32 you will deal with me and with the land in which you have been residing as an alien.”33
  24. So Abraham said: “I shall swear.”34
  25. ¶ When Abraham criticized A·bimʹe·lech severely as regards the well of water that the servants of A·bimʹe·lech had seized by violence,35
  26. then A·bimʹe·lech said: “I do not know who did this thing, neither did you yourself tell it to me, and I myself have also not heard of it except today.”36
  27. With that Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to A·bimʹe·lech,37 and both of them proceeded to conclude[e] a covenant.38
  28. When Abraham set seven female lambs of the flock by themselves,
  29. A·bimʹe·lech went on to say to Abraham: “What is the meaning here of these seven female lambs that you have set by themselves?”
  30. Then he said: “You are to accept the seven female lambs at my hand, that it may serve as a witness39 for me that I have dug this well.”
  31. That is why he called that place Beʹer-sheʹba,40 because there both of them had taken an oath.
  32. So they concluded a covenant41 at Beʹer-sheʹba, after which A·bimʹe·lech got up together with Phiʹcol the chief of his army and they returned to the land of the Phi·lisʹtines.42
  33. After that he planted a tamarisk tree at Beʹer-sheʹba and called there upon the name of Jehovah43 the indefinitely lasting God.[f]44
  34. And Abraham extended his residence as an alien in the land of the Phi·lisʹtines many days.45

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Meaning “Well of the Oath [or, of Seven].” Heb., Beʼerʹ shaʹvaʽ.
  2. ^ “And raising his voice the young child wept,” LXX.
  3. ^ Lit., “became an archer, a bowman.”
  4. ^ Heb., ʼElo·himʹ, pl. to denote excellence and without the definite article.
  5. ^ Or, “cut.”
  6. ^ Or, “God to time indefinite.” Heb., ʼEl ʽoh·lamʹ, “God of eternity.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ge 18:10
  2. ^ Heb 11:11
  3. ^ Ge 17:21; 18:14; 2Ki 4:17; Ro 9:9
  4. ^ Ge 17:19; Jos 24:3; Ro 9:7
  5. ^ Ge 17:12; Le 12:3; Lu 2:21; Jn 7:22; Ac 7:8
  6. ^ Ge 18:12
  7. ^ 1Sa 1:22
  8. ^ Ge 16:4
  9. ^ Ge 15:13; Ac 7:6; Ga 4:29
  10. ^ Ge 15:4; Jn 8:35; Ga 4:30
  11. ^ Ge 17:18
  12. ^ Ge 17:19; Ro 9:7; Heb 11:18
  13. ^ Ga 4:22
  14. ^ Ge 16:10; 17:20; 25:12
  15. ^ Ps 119:60
  16. ^ Ge 25:6
  17. ^ Ge 22:19
  18. ^ Ex 15:22; 17:3; Ps 63:1
  19. ^ Mt 15:30
  20. ^ Es 8:6; Is 49:15
  21. ^ Zc 12:10; Lu 7:13
  22. ^ Ge 16:11; Ps 22:24; 68:5; 146:9
  23. ^ Ge 16:7
  24. ^ 1Ch 1:29
  25. ^ 2Ki 6:17
  26. ^ Ge 16:16; 21:5
  27. ^ Ge 27:3
  28. ^ Nu 10:12
  29. ^ Ge 20:17; 26:28; Ro 8:31; 1Co 14:25
  30. ^ De 6:13
  31. ^ Jos 2:12; 1Sa 20:42; Je 4:2
  32. ^ Ge 24:14
  33. ^ Ge 20:15; 26:3
  34. ^ Ge 14:22; Heb 6:16
  35. ^ Ge 26:15, 20; Ex 2:17
  36. ^ 2Co 7:11
  37. ^ Ge 33:11; Pr 17:8
  38. ^ Ge 26:28; 1Sa 18:3; Ga 3:15
  39. ^ Ge 31:52
  40. ^ Ge 26:33
  41. ^ Ge 26:28
  42. ^ Ge 10:14; 26:1; Ex 13:17
  43. ^ Ge 12:8; 26:25
  44. ^ Ps 90:2; Is 40:28; Je 10:10; 1Ti 1:17
  45. ^ Heb 11:9

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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