Genesis 21:1 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 21:1

Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

KJV

And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Isaac was born according to the promise. The Lord visited Sarah in mercy, as he had said. Note, No word of God shall fall to the ground; for he is faithful that has promised, and God's faithfulness is the stay and support of his people's faith.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיהוָ֛ה	va.Yah.weh	and Yahweh	H3068 →
פָּקַ֥ד	pa.Kad	he visited	H6485 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שָׂרָ֖ה	sa.Rah	Sarah	H8283 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
אָמָ֑ר	'a.Mar	he had said	H559 →
וַיַּ֧עַשׂ	vai.Ya.'as	and he did	H6213 →
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לְשָׂרָ֖ה	le.sa.Rah	to Sarah	H8283 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
דִּבֵּֽר׃	di.Ber	he had spoken	H1696 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 18:14
Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
leads to
- Luke 1:37
  For no word from God will ever fail.”
- Matthew 19:26
  Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Mark 10:27
  Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
- Jeremiah 32:27
  “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- Ephesians 3:20
  Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
Through
Psalms 12:6
The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
leads to
- Proverbs 30:5
  Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 18:30
  As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
- 2 Samuel 22:31
  As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

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