Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

Genesis 21:9

But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking.

KJV

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

⋯

Commentary

3 voices

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'and she sawH7200 →
שָׂרָ֜הsa.RahSarahH8283 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
הָגָ֧רha.GarHagarH1904 →
הַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.Ritthe EgyptianH4713 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whomH834 →
יָלְדָ֥הYal.dahshe had borneH3205 →
לְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.Hamto AbrahamH85 →
מְצַחֵֽק׃me.tza.ChekmockingH6711 →

The walk

Related verses

18 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Galatians 4:29At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.Genesis 16:15And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.Galatians 4:22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.Genesis 16:1Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.Psalms 44:13–14You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.Proverbs 20:11Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.2 Chronicles 30:10And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people scorned and mocked them.Psalms 42:10Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.Lamentations 1:7In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.2 Kings 2:23From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”Hebrews 11:36Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.Nehemiah 4:1–5Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the JewsGenesis 16:3–6So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.Genesis 17:20As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.2 Kings 2:23–24From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”1 Chronicles 5:10During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the homes of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.

Featured studies on this passage

The Sacrifice of Isaac — Caravaggio

Walks through Genesis 21

The Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22), MannaFest

Open the study →

Hagar in the Wilderness — Camille Corot

Walks through Genesis 21

Hagar: Genesis 16 and 21 · MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through Genesis 21

Hagar and Sarah: the Allegory, MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through Genesis 21

The Hall of Faith

Hebrews 11 walks the whole Old Testament as one procession — witness by witness, each name a deed, all of them running toward Jesus.

Open the study →

Moses with the Ten Commandments — Rembrandt van Rijn

Walks through Genesis 21

Names of God

God reveals himself by name. Each name given in a specific historical moment, in response to a specific situation. Twenty-eight names along a revelation timeline — from Elohim at creation to YHWH-Shammah at the restored city — closing with Jesus' "I AM."

Open the study →

Pharaoh Gives Sarah Back to Abraham — Isaac Isaacsz

Walks through Genesis 21

Sarah: Mother of Nations · MannaFest

Open the study →

About Genesis

Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Genesis: the study guide →Read chapter 21 →The featured study →
Continue: Genesis 21 →