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Genesis 21:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Genesis 21:16

Verse 16 of 34

Scripture focus

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.

Genesis 21:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 21:16

Theological / Devotional

A good way off. Her leaving of Ishmael suggests that thirst had made him delirious. Her immediate presence could only add to her own suffering without alleviating his.

By SdaBc