Genesis 21:16 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וַתֵּלֶךְ֩h1980
13And she satוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבh3427
2לָ֜הּh0
14over againstמִנֶּ֔גֶדh5048
4him a good way offהַרְחֵק֙h7368
5as it were a bowshotכִּמְטַֽחֲוֵ֣יh2909
6קֶ֔שֶׁתh7198
7כִּ֣יh3588
8for she saidאָֽמְרָ֔הh559
9אַלh408
10Let me not seeאֶרְאֶ֖הh7200
11the deathבְּמ֣וֹתh4194
12of the childהַיָּ֑לֶדh3206
13And she satוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבh3427
14over againstמִנֶּ֔גֶדh5048
15over against him and lift upוַתִּשָּׂ֥אh5375
16אֶתh853
17her voiceקֹלָ֖הּh6963
18and weptוַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃h1058

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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 look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And she went some distance away, about an arrow flight, and seating herself on the earth, she gave way to bitter weeping, saying, Let me not see the death of my child.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

and she went and sat down over against [him], a bow-shot off; for she said, Let me not behold the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lifted up her voice and wept.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And she went, and sat her down over against him, a good way off, as it were a bow-shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and raised her voice, and wept.

World English Bible (WEB)

She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, "Don't let me see the death of the child." She sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And she goeth and sitteth by herself over-against, afar off, about a bow-shot, for she said, `Let me not look on the death of the lad;' and she sitteth over-against, and lifteth up her voice, and weepeth.