Genesis Chapter 21 verse 21 Holy Bible
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
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And while he was in the waste land of Paran, his mother got him a wife from the land of Egypt.
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And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
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And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
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And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took for him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
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He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
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and he dwelleth in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother taketh for him a wife from the land of Egypt.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) A wife out of the land of Egypt.--However natural this might be on Hagar's part, it would never theless strengthen the heathen element in Ishmael and his descendants. We find, nevertheless, that he was subsequently on friendly terms with Isaac (Genesis 25:9; Genesis 28:8-9). For Paran, see Genesis 14:6.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd while he was dwellingוַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marryin the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣ר (bə·miḏ·bar)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speechof Paran,פָּארָ֑ן (pā·rān)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 6290: Paran -- a place in Sinaihis motherאִמּ֛וֹ (’im·mōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 517: A mother, )gotוַתִּֽקַּֽח־ (wat·tiq·qaḥ-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 3947: To takea wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femalefor himל֥וֹ (lōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 776: Earth, landof Egypt.מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (miṣ·rā·yim)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest AfricaJump to PreviousDesert Dwelleth Dwelt Egypt Mother Paran Waste Wife Wilderness
