Genesis 21:8
Strong's Lexicon
So the child
הַיֶּ֖לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3206: 1) child, son, boy, offspring, youth 1a) child, son, boy 1b) child, children 1c) descendants 1d) youth 1e) apostate Israelites (fig.)

grew
וַיִּגְדַּ֥ל (way·yiḡ·dal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1431: 1) to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to grow up 1a2) to become great 1a3) to be magnified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cause to grow 1b2) to make great, powerful 1b3) to magnify 1c) (Pual) to be brought up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to make great 1d2) to magnify 1d3) to do great things 1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself

and was weaned,
וַיִּגָּמַ֑ל (way·yig·gā·mal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1580: 1) to deal fully with, recompense 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to deal out to, do to 1a2) to deal bountifully with 1a3) to recompense, repay, requite 2) (Qal) to wean a child (Niphal) to be weaned 3) (Qal) to ripen, bear ripe (almonds)

and Abraham
אַבְרָהָם֙ (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham = 'father of a multitude' or 'chief of multitude' 1) friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God's elective covenant

held
וַיַּ֤עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

a great
גָד֔וֹל (ḡā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: adj 1) great 1a) large (in magnitude and extent) 1b) in number 1c) in intensity 1d) loud (in sound) 1e) older (in age) 1f) in importance 1f1) important things 1f2) great, distinguished (of men) 1f3) God Himself (of God) subst 1g) great things 1h) haughty things 1i) greatness n pr m 1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel

feast
מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה (miš·teh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4960: 1) feast, drink, banquet 1a) feast, banquet 1b) drink

on the day
בְּי֖וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

Isaac
יִצְחָֽק׃ (yiṣ·ḥāq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3327: Isaac = 'he laughs' 1) son of Abraham by Sarah his wife and father of Jacob and Esau

was weaned.
הִגָּמֵ֥ל (hig·gā·mêl)
Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1580: 1) to deal fully with, recompense 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to deal out to, do to 1a2) to deal bountifully with 1a3) to recompense, repay, requite 2) (Qal) to wean a child (Niphal) to be weaned 3) (Qal) to ripen, bear ripe (almonds)

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

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.

Young's Literal Translation
And the lad groweth, and is weaned, and Abraham maketh a great banquet in the day of Isaac’s being weaned;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.

New American Standard Bible
The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

King James Bible
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the [same] day that Isaac was weaned.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The child grew and was weaned, and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast.

New Living Translation
When Isaac grew up and was about to be weaned, Abraham prepared a huge feast to celebrate the occasion.

English Standard Version
And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

New American Standard Bible
The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

King James Bible
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.

International Standard Version
The child grew and eventually was weaned, so Abraham threw a tremendous banquet on the very day Isaac was weaned.

NET Bible
The child grew and was weaned. Abraham prepared a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

American Standard Version
And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

English Revised Version
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

Young's Literal Translation
And the lad groweth, and is weaned, and Abraham maketh a great banquet in the day of Isaac's being weaned;
















Cross References
Genesis 21:7
And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

Genesis 21:9
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

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

Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

Genesis 21:5
And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

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