Now Sarai Abram's
wife
bare
him no
children
: and she had an handmaid
, an Egyptian
, whose name
was Hagar
.
And Sarai said
unto Abram
, Behold now, the LORD
hath restrained me
from bearing
: I pray thee, go in
unto my maid
; it may
be that I may obtain children
by her. And Abram
hearkened
to the voice
of Sarai
.
And Sarai Abram's
wife
took
Hagar
her maid
the Egyptian
, after
Abram
had dwelt
ten
years
in the land
of Canaan
, and gave
her to her husband
Abram
to be his wife
.
And he went in unto Hagar
, and she conceived
: and when she saw
that she had conceived
, her mistress
was despised
in her eyes
.
And Sarai said
unto Abram
, My wrong
be upon thee: I have given
my maid
into thy bosom
; and when she saw
that she had conceived
, I was despised
in her eyes
: the LORD
judge
between me and thee.
But Abram said
unto Sarai
, Behold, thy maid
is in thy hand
; do
to her as it pleaseth thee
. And when Sarai
dealt hardly with
her, she fled
from her face
.
And the angel of the LORD
found her
by a fountain
of water
in the wilderness
, by the fountain
in the way
to Shur
.
And he said, Hagar
, Sarai's
maid
, whence
camest thou
? and whither wilt thou go
? And she said
, I flee
from the face
of my mistress
Sarai
.
And the angel of the LORD
said
unto her, Return
to thy mistress
, and submit
thyself under her hands
.
And the angel of the LORD
said
unto her, I will multiply
thy seed
exceedingly
, that it shall not be numbered
for multitude
.
And the angel of the LORD
said
unto her, Behold
, thou art with child
, and shalt bear
a son
, and shalt call
his name
Ishmael
; because the LORD
hath heard
thy affliction
.
And he will be a wild man
; his hand
will be against every man, and every man's hand
against him; and he shall dwell
in the presence
of all his brethren
.
And she called the name
of the LORD
that spake
unto her, Thou God
seest me
: for she said
, Have I also here
looked
after him
that seeth me
?
Wherefore the well was called
Beerlahairoi
; behold, it is between Kadesh
and Bered
.
And Hagar bare
Abram
a son
: and Abram
called
his son's
name
, which Hagar
bare
, Ishmael
.
And Abram was fourscore
and six
years
old
, when Hagar
bare
Ishmael
to Abram
.