Gen 16 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now Sarai , Abram’s wife had borne him no children , and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar .

Genesis 16

Sarai and Hagar

1 Now ^aSarai, Abram’s wife had borne him no children, and she had ^ban Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, “Now behold, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. ^cPlease go in to my maid; perhaps I will ^{▼▼ Lit be built from her}obtain children through her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 3 After Abram had ^{▼▼ Lit dwelt}lived ^ften years in the land of Canaan, Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife. 4 He went in to Hagar, and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her sight. 5 And Sarai said to Abram, ^g“May the wrong done me be upon you. I gave my maid into your ^{▼▼ Lit bosom}arms, but when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her ^{▼▼ Lit eyes}sight. ^jMay the Lord judge between ^{▼▼ Lit me and you}you and me.” 6 But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your ^{▼▼ Lit hand}power; do to her what is good in your ^{▼▼ Lit eyes}sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and ⁿshe fled from her presence.

7 Now ^othe angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to ^pShur. 8 He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, ^qwhere have you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” 9 Then the angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself ^{▼▼ Lit under her hands}to her authority.” 10 Moreover, the ^sangel of the Lord said to her, ^t“I will greatly multiply your ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants so that ^{▼▼ Or it shall not be counted for multitude}they will be too many to count.” 11 The angel of the Lord said to her further, “Behold, you are with child,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall call his name ^{▼▼ I.e. God hears}Ishmael,
Because ^xthe Lord ^{▼▼ Lit has heard}has given heed to your affliction.
12 “He will be a ^zwild donkey of a man,
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone’s hand will be against him;
And he will ^{▼▼ Lit dwell}live ^{▼▼ Lit before the face of; or in defiance of
,} ^acto the east of all his brothers.”

13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, ^{▼▼ Or You, God, see me}“You are ^{▼▼ Heb Elroi}a God who sees”; for she said, ^af“Have I even ^{▼▼ Lit seen here after the one who saw me}remained alive here after seeing Him?” 14 Therefore the well was called ^{▼▼ I.e. the well of the living one who sees me}Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between ^aiKadesh and Bered.

15 So Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was ^ajeighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to ^{▼▼ Lit Abram}him.