Galatians 4:22
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For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman and the other by a free woman.

that.

Genesis 16:2-4,15 She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request, . . .

Genesis 21:1,2,10 And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken. . . .

Context
Hagar and Sarah
21Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, have you not read the law? 22For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman and the other by a free woman. 23But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman was by promise.…
Cross References
Genesis 16:15
And Agar brought forth a son to Abram: who called his name Ismael.

Genesis 21:2
And she conceived and bore a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold her.

Galatians 4:23
But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh: but he of the free woman was by promise.

Galatians 4:30
But what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman.

Galatians 4:31
So then, brethren, we are not the children of the bondwoman but of the free: by the freedom wherewith Christ has made us free.

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

it is written
γέγραπται (gegraptai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

Abraham
Ἀβραὰμ (Abraam)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.

had
ἔσχεν (eschen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

two
δύο (dyo)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

sons,
υἱοὺς (huious)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

one
ἕνα (hena)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

by
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

slave woman
παιδίσκης (paidiskēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3814: A female slave, maidservant, maid, young girl. Feminine diminutive of pais; a girl, i.e., a female slave or servant.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[the other]
ἕνα (hena)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

by
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

free [woman].
ἐλευθέρας (eleutheras)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1658: Free, delivered from obligation. Probably from the alternate of erchomai; unrestrained, i.e. not a slave, or exempt.


Additional Translations
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

For it has been written that Abraham had two sons, one of the slave woman and one of the free.

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a female slave, the other by a free woman.

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons; one of the maid servant, and one of the free woman.

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.

For it is written, that Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-maid, the other by a free-woman.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave-girl and one by the free woman.

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the free woman.

for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman,
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