Genesis 21:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation."

New Living Translation
Go to him and comfort him, for I will make a great nation from his descendants.”

English Standard Version
Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

Berean Study Bible
Get up, lift up the boy, and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

New American Standard Bible
Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him.”

NASB 1995
"Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him."

NASB 1977
“Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand; for I will make a great nation of him.”

Amplified Bible
Get up, help the boy up, and hold him by the hand, for I will make him a great nation.”

Christian Standard Bible
Get up, help the boy up, and grasp his hand, for I will make him a great nation.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Get up, help the boy up, and support him, for I will make him a great nation."

Contemporary English Version
Help him up and hold his hand, because I will make him the father of a great nation."

Good News Translation
Get up, go and pick him up, and comfort him. I will make a great nation out of his descendants."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Come on, help the boy up! Take him by the hand, because I'm going to make him into a great nation."

International Standard Version
Get up! Pick up the youth and grab his hand, because I will make a great nation of his descendants."

NET Bible
Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

New King James Version
Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.”

King James 2000 Bible
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him with your hand; for I will make him a great nation.

New Heart English Bible
Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him by your hand. For I will make him a great nation."

World English Bible
Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him a great nation."

American King James Version
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand; for I will make him a great nation.

American Standard Version
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.

A Faithful Version
Rise up, lift up the boy and hold him up with your hand, for I will make him a great nation."

Darby Bible Translation
Arise, take the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make of him a great nation.

English Revised Version
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

Webster's Bible Translation
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand: for I will make him a great nation.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Arise, take vp the childe, and holde him in thine hand: for I will make of him a great people.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Aryse and lyft vp the lad, and take him in thyne hande, for I wyll make of hym a great people.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Aryse and take the childe, and holde him by the hande, for I wyll make a greate people of him.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Aryse and lyfte vp the lad and take hym in thy hande for I will make off him a greate people.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with your hand, for I set him for a great nation.”

Young's Literal Translation
rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Arise, lift up the child, and fasten thy hand upon him; for I will make him into a great nation.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Arise, take up the boy, and hold him by the hand: for I will make him a great nation.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Rise up. Take the boy and hold him by the hand. For I will make of him a great nation.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Arise, pick up the boy and hold your hands firmly on him, because I shall make him a great nation.”

Lamsa Bible
Arise, take up the boy, and hold him fast in your arms; for I will make him a great nation.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in thine hand, for I will make him a great nation.
















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