Genesis 21:16
“And she went, and sate her downe ouer against him, a good way off, as it were a bow shoot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And shee sate ouer against him, and lift vp her voice, and wept.”
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Genesis 21:16 Context
14And Abraham rose vp earely in the morning, and tooke bread, and a bottle of water, and gaue it vnto Hagar, (putting it on her shoulder,) and the child, and sent her away: and shee departed, and wandered in the wildernesse of Beer-sheba. 15And the water was spent in the bottle, and shee cast the child vnder one of the shrubs. 16And she went, and sate her downe ouer against him, a good way off, as it were a bow shoot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And shee sate ouer against him, and lift vp her voice, and wept. 17And God heard the voice of the lad, and the Angel of God called to Hagar out of heauen, and said vnto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? feare not: for God hath heard the voice of the ladde, where he is. 18Arise, lift vp the lad, and hold him in thine hand: for I will make him a great nation.
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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.
- King James Version
Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, "Do not let me see the boy die. And she sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice and wept."
- New American Standard Version (1995)