Genesis 21:18
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
In other versions
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.
ASV
Come, take your child in your arms, for I will make of him a great nation.
BBE
Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation.
DBY
Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him a great nation."
WEB
rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him.'
YLT
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in yours hand; for I will make him a great nation.
ENG
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand: for I will make him a great nation.
WBT
Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
BSB
In context
16And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
17And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
