Gen 21:22 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 22. At that time ] This may either refer to the transactions recorded in the preceding chapter, or to the time of Ishmael's marriage, but most probably to the former. God is with thee ] melmera daiya , the WORD of Jehovah; see before, . That the Chaldee paraphrasts use this term, not for a word spoken , but in the same sense in which St. John uses the λογοςτουθεου, the WORD of God, , must be evident to every unprejudiced reader. .

‏ Genesis 21:22

Verse 22. At that time] This may either refer to the transactions recorded in the preceding chapter, or to the time of Ishmael's marriage, but most probably to the former.

God is with thee] melmera daiya, the WORD of Jehovah; see before, Ge 15:1. That the Chaldee paraphrasts use this term, not for a word spoken, but in the same sense in which St. John uses the λογοςτουθεου, the WORD of God, Joh 1:1, must be evident to every unprejudiced reader. See Clarke on Ge 15:1.