| 1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had a
handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram,
Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto
my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram
hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the
Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of
Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. 4 And he went in
unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her
mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong
be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into they bosom; and when she saw that she
had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee.
6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her
that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she
fled from her face.
7 And the angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the
wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said, Hagar,
Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I
am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of Jehovah
said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy
seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of
Jehovah said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and
thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he shall be as a wild ass among men; his hand shall
be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall
dwell over against all his brethren. 13 And she called the name of Jehovah
that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even
here looked after him that seeth me? 14 Wherefore the well was called
Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom
Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when
Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
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