Genesis 21 · Verse 3

Genesis 21:3

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
Genesis 21:3, King James Version

Genesis 21:3 in other translations

BSBAnd Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.
WEBAbraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
ASVAnd Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
YLTand Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him--Isaac;
DARBYAnd Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
BBEAnd Abraham gave to his son, to whom Sarah had given birth, the name Isaac.
WebsterAnd Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

What does Genesis 21:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 21:3-4
3-4. Abraham called the name of his son ... Isaac ... and circumcised--God was acknowledged in the name which, by divine command, was given for a memorial (compare Ge 17:19), and also in the dedication of the child by administering the seal of the covenant (compare Ge 17:10-12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Isaac - See the reason and interpretation of this name in the note on Gen 17:7 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 21:1-8

Chapter Outline Birth of Isaac, Sarah's joy. (1-8) Ishmael mocks Isaac. (9-13) Hagar and Ishmael are cast forth, They are relieved and comforted by an angel. (14-21) Abimelech's covenant with Abraham. (22-34) Verses 1-8 Few under the Old Testament were brought into the world with such expectations as Isaac. He was in this a type of Christ, that Seed which the holy God so long promised, and holy men so long expected…

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Genesis 21:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'and he calledH7121
אַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שֶׁם\־shem-[the] name ofH8034
בְּנ֧וֹbe.Noson hisH1121
הַנּֽוֹלַד\־ha.no.lad-who had been bornH3205
ל֛וֹloto <the> him
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whomH834
יָלְדָה\־Yal.dah-she had borneH3205
לּ֥וֹloto <the> him
שָׂרָ֖הsa.RahSarahH8283
יִצְחָֽק\׃yitz.ChakIsaacH3327

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 21:3

  • Genesis 17:19

    And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

  • Romans 9:7

    Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

  • Genesis 21:6

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

  • Matthew 1:2

    Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;

  • Joshua 24:3

    And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

  • Hebrews 11:18

    Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

  • Genesis 21:12

    And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

  • Genesis 22:2

    And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

  • Acts 7:8

    And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
6,12; 17:19; 22:2; Jos 24:3; Mt 1:2; Ac 7:8; Ro 9:7; Heb 11:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 21:2

    For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

  • Genesis 21:3

    And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

  • Genesis 21:4

    And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

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Genesis 21:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y llamó Abraham el nombre de su hijo que le nació, que le parió Sara, Isaac.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Abraham appela le nom de son fils qui lui était né, que Sara lui avait enfanté, Isaac.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Abraham gab seinem Sohne, der ihm geboren worden, welchen Sara ihm gebar, den Namen Isaak.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vocavitque Abraham nomen filii sui, quem genuit ei Sara, Isaac: