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The Birth of Isaac

Genesis 21:3

In 11 translations

BSB
And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.Isaac means he laughs.
KJV
And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
WEB
Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.Isaac means “He laughs”.
ASV
And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
LSV
and Abraham calls the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah has borne to him—Isaac;
YLT
and Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him — Isaac;
DBY
And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
DRC
And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sara bore him, Isaac.
GNV
And Abraham called his sonnes name that was borne vnto him, which Sarah bare him, Izhak.
JPS
And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
LXXE
And Abraam called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarrha bore to him, Isaac.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶֽת־שֶׁם־בְּנ֧וֹ הַנּֽוֹלַד־ל֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָה־לּ֥וֹ שָׂרָ֖ה יִצְחָֽק׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἁβραὰμ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ τοῦ γενομένου αὐτῷ, ὃν ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ Σάῤῥα, Ἰσαάκ·

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👤 Abraham👤 Isaac👤 Sarah◆ Birth of Isaac◆ Lifetime of Isaac

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 17:19But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
  • Romans 9:7Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
  • Genesis 21:6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
  • Joshua 24:3But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,
  • Matthew 1:2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
  • Genesis 21:12But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
  • Hebrews 11:18even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
  • Genesis 22:2“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
  • Acts 7:8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

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