Gen 16 | ABEn | STEP | And Sarai, the wife of Abram, bore not to him. But there was to her a maidservant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Genesis 16

CHAPTER 16 Sarai and Hagar

1 And Sarai, the wife of Abram, bore not to him. But there was to her a maidservant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 [³said ¹And ²Sarai] to Abram, Behold, [²closed me up ¹the lord] to not bear. Enter then to my maidservant, that I may produce children from her! [³obeyed ¹And ²Abram] the voice of Sarai. 3 And [⁴having taken ¹the ²wife ³of Abram] Hagar the Egyptian her maidservant, after ten years of living with Abram in the land of Canaan, and she gave her to Abram her husband to him for wife. 4 And he entered to Hagar, and she conceived. And she saw that [²in ³the womb ¹she had a child], and [³was dishonored ¹the ²lady] before her. 5 [³said ¹And ²Sarai] to Abram, I am being wronged because of you. I gave my maidservant to your bosom. And seeing that [²a child in ³the womb ¹she had] I was dishonored before her. May God judge between me and you. 6 [³said ¹And ²Abram] to Sarai, Behold, your maidservant is in your hands, treat her however [²pleasing to you ¹might be]. And [²maltreated ³her ¹Sarai], and she ran away from her face. 7 [⁴found ¹And ⁵her ²the angel ³of the lord] upon the spring of water in the wilderness, upon the land in the way of Shur. 8 And [⁴said ⁵to her ¹the ²angel ³of the lord], Hagar, maidservant of Sarai, from what place do you come, and where do you go? And she said, [³from ⁴the face ⁵of Sarai ⁶my lady ¹I ²am running away]. 9 [⁵said ¹And ⁶to her ²the ³angel ⁴of the lord], You return to your lady, and be humble under her hands! 10 And [⁴said ⁵to her ¹the ²angel ³of the lord], In multiplying I will multiply your seed, and it shall not be counted because of the multitude.

Birth of Ishmael

11 And [⁴said ⁵to her ¹the ²angel ³of the lord], Behold, you [²in ³the womb ¹have a child], and you shall bear a son, and you shall call his name, Ishmael, for the lord heeded your humiliation. 12 This one will be a rugged man; his hands will be upon all, and the hands of all upon him. And [²before ³the face ⁴of all ⁵his brothers ¹he will dwell]. 13 And she called the name of the lord, the one speaking to her, You, the God, the one looking upon me; for she said, For even face to face I beheld the one appearing to me. 14 Because of this she called the well, Well of which [²Face to Face ¹I Beheld]. Behold, it is between Kadesh and between Bared. 15 And Hagar bore to Abram a son. And Abram called the name of his son, whom [²bore ³to him ¹Hagar], Ishmael. 16 And Abram was [²years old ¹eighty-six] when Hagar bore to Abram, Ishmael.