Genesis 21:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When the waterהַמַּ֖יִם
(ham·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
in the skinהַחֵ֑מֶת
(ha·che·met;)
2573: a water skinfrom an unused word
was usedוַיִּכְל֥וּ
(vai·yich·lu)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
up, she leftוַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְ
(vat·tash·lech)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
the boyהַיֶּ֔לֶד
(hai·ye·led,)
3206: child, son, boy, youthfrom yalad
underתַּ֖חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
oneאַחַ֥ד
(a·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
of the bushes.הַשִּׂיחִֽם׃
(has·si·chim.)
7880: a bush, shrub, plantfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And the water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
was spent
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
in
min  (min)
above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, neither, nor, (out) of, over, since, then, through, whether, with.
the bottle
chemeth  (klay'-meth)
a skin bottle (as tied up) -- bottle.
and she cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
the child
yeled  (yeh'-led)
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring -- boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
under one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
of the shrubs
siyach  (see'-akh)
a shoot (as if uttered or put forth), i.e. (generally) shrubbery -- bush, plant, shrub.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the water in the skin was used up, she left the boy under one of the bushes.

King James Bible
And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.

International Standard Version
Eventually, the water in the leather bottle ran out, so she placed the child under one of the bushes.

NET Bible
When the water in the skin was gone, she shoved the child under one of the shrubs.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the water in the container was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes.

King James 2000 Bible
And the water was used up in the skin, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
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