Genesis 21:11
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
KJV
Dure accepit hoc Abraham pro filio suo.
Vulgate
σκληρὸν δὲ ἐφάνη τὸ ῥῆμα σφόδρα ἐναντίον Ἀβραὰμ περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰσμαήλ.
LXX
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.
ASV
וַ/יֵּ֧רַע הַ/דָּבָ֛ר מְאֹ֖ד בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י אַבְרָהָ֑ם עַ֖ל אוֹדֹ֥ת בְּנֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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Abraham
In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
'brhm
proper_noun · 174×
אֹדוֹת֙
'dvt
noun · 11×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
יֵּ֥רַע
yr'
verb · 102×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Gen 17:18 — And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
- Heb 12:11 — Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
- Matt 10:37 — He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.