Genesis 21:13
Strong's Lexicon
But I will also
וְגַ֥ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

make
אֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ (’ă·śî·men·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7760: 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set

a nation
לְג֣וֹי (lə·ḡō·w)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1471: n m 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) n pr m 1c) Goyim? = 'nations'

of the slave woman’s
הָאָמָ֖ה (hā·’ā·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 519: 1) maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine 1a) of humility (fig.)

son,
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

because
כִּ֥י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

he
הֽוּא׃ ()
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

is your offspring.”
זַרְעֲךָ֖ (zar·‘ă·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2233: 1) seed, sowing, offspring 1a) a sowing 1b) seed 1c) semen virile 1d) offspring, descendants, posterity, children 1e) of moral quality 1e1) a practitioner of righteousness (fig.) 1f) sowing time (by meton)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But I will also make a nation of the slave woman’s son, because he is your offspring.”

Young's Literal Translation
As to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because he [is] thy seed.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But I will also make a nation of the slave’s son because he is your offspring.”

New American Standard Bible
"And of the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant."

King James Bible
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he [is] thy seed.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I will make the son of the slave into a nation also, because he is your offspring."

New Living Translation
But I will also make a nation of the descendants of Hagar's son because he is your son, too."

English Standard Version
And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring.”

New American Standard Bible
"And of the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant."

King James Bible
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But I will also make a nation of the slave's son because he is your offspring."

International Standard Version
Nevertheless, I will make the slave girl's son into a nation, since he, too, is your offspring."

NET Bible
But I will also make the son of the slave wife into a great nation, for he is your descendant too."

American Standard Version
And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

English Revised Version
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

Young's Literal Translation
As to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because he is thy seed.'
















Cross References
Genesis 16:10
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

Genesis 21:14
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 21:18
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 25:12
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 21:12
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Genesis 21:11
And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.

Genesis 21:10
Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

Genesis 21:15
And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

Genesis 21:16
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: 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.
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