21:1 And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
21:1 Then the LORD took note of Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had promised.
21:2 And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
21:2 So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.
21:3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
21:3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
21:4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
21:4 Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
21:5 And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
21:5 Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
21:6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh. Every one that heareth will laugh with me.
21:6 And Sarah said, "God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me."
21:7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? For I have borne him a son in his old age.
21:7 And she said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
21:8 And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
21:8 And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
21:9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking.
21:9 Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
21:10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son. For the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
21:10 Therefore she said to Abraham, "Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac."
21:11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.
21:11 And the matter distressed Abraham greatly because of his son.
21:12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid. In all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice. For in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
21:12 But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed because of the lad and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac your descendants shall be named.
21:13 And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
21:13 "And of the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant."
21:14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and (gave her) the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
21:14 So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave [them] to Hagar, putting [them] on her shoulder, and [gave her] the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.
21:15 And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
21:15 And the water in the skin was used up, and she left the boy under one of the bushes.
21:16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot. For she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
21:16 Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, "Do not let me see the boy die." And she sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice and wept.
21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad. And the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not. For God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
21:17 And God heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, "What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
21:18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.
21:18 "Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand; for I will make a great nation of him."
21:19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
21:19 Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.
21:20 And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
21:20 And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21:21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
21:21 And he lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
21:22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.
21:22 Now it came about at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do;
21:23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
21:23 now therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, or with my offspring, or with my posterity; but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned. "
21:24 And Abraham said, I will swear.
21:24 And Abraham said, "I swear it."
21:25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
21:25 But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
21:26 And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing. Neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.
21:26 And Abimelech said, "I do not know who has done this thing; neither did you tell me, nor did I hear of it until today."
21:27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech. And they two made a covenant.
21:27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and the two of them made a covenant.
21:28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
21:28 Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
21:29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
21:29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?"
21:30 And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
21:30 And he said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand in order that it may be a witness to me, that I dug this well."
21:31 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba. Because there they sware both of them.
21:31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba; because there the two of them took an oath.
21:32 So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. And Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
21:32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Philistines.
21:33 And (Abraham) planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.
21:33 And [Abraham] planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.
21:34 And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
21:34 And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines for many days.
21:1 Then the LORD took note of Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had promised.
21:2 And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
21:2 So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.
21:3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
21:3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.
21:4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
21:4 Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
21:5 And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
21:5 Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
21:6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh. Every one that heareth will laugh with me.
21:6 And Sarah said, "God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me."
21:7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? For I have borne him a son in his old age.
21:7 And she said, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
21:8 And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
21:8 And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
21:9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking.
21:9 Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.
21:10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son. For the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
21:10 Therefore she said to Abraham, "Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac."
21:11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.
21:11 And the matter distressed Abraham greatly because of his son.
21:12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid. In all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice. For in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
21:12 But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed because of the lad and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac your descendants shall be named.
21:13 And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
21:13 "And of the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant."
21:14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and (gave her) the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
21:14 So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave [them] to Hagar, putting [them] on her shoulder, and [gave her] the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.
21:15 And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
21:15 And the water in the skin was used up, and she left the boy under one of the bushes.
21:16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot. For she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.
21:16 Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, "Do not let me see the boy die." And she sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice and wept.
21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad. And the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not. For God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
21:17 And God heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, "What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
21:18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.
21:18 "Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand; for I will make a great nation of him."
21:19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
21:19 Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink.
21:20 And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.
21:20 And God was with the lad, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21:21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
21:21 And he lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
21:22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.
21:22 Now it came about at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do;
21:23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
21:23 now therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, or with my offspring, or with my posterity; but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned. "
21:24 And Abraham said, I will swear.
21:24 And Abraham said, "I swear it."
21:25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
21:25 But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
21:26 And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing. Neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.
21:26 And Abimelech said, "I do not know who has done this thing; neither did you tell me, nor did I hear of it until today."
21:27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech. And they two made a covenant.
21:27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech; and the two of them made a covenant.
21:28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
21:28 Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
21:29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
21:29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?"
21:30 And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
21:30 And he said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand in order that it may be a witness to me, that I dug this well."
21:31 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba. Because there they sware both of them.
21:31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba; because there the two of them took an oath.
21:32 So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. And Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
21:32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Philistines.
21:33 And (Abraham) planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.
21:33 And [Abraham] planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.
21:34 And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.
21:34 And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines for many days.