Chapter 21

And the LORD visited¹ Sarah as he had said,¹ and the LORD did⁴ unto Sarah as he had spoken.¹⁴

For Sarah conceived,⁴ and bare⁴ Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken¹⁴ to him.

And Abraham called⁴ the name of his son that was born¹² unto him, whom Sarah bare¹ to him, Isaac.

And Abraham circumcised⁴ his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded¹⁴ him.

And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born⁹ unto him.

And Sarah said,⁴ God hath made¹ me to laugh, [so that] all that hear⁶ will laugh⁴ with me.

And she said,⁴ Who would have said¹⁴ unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck?⁵² for I have born¹ [him] a son in his old age.

And the child grew,⁴ and was weaned:¹¹ and Abraham made⁴ a great feast the [same] day that Isaac was weaned.⁹

And Sarah saw⁴ the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born¹ unto Abraham, mocking.¹⁸

Wherefore she said⁴ unto Abraham, Cast out¹⁶ this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir⁴ with my son, [even] with Isaac.

And the thing was very grievous⁴ in Abraham's sight because of his son.

And God said⁴ unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous⁴ in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said⁴ unto thee, hearken³ unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.¹¹

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make⁴ a nation, because he [is] thy seed.

And Abraham rose up early⁵⁵ in the morning, and took⁴ bread, and a bottle of water, and gave⁴ [it] unto Hagar, putting¹ [it] on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away:¹⁷ and she departed,⁴ and wandered⁴ in the wilderness of Beersheba.

And the water was spent⁴ in the bottle, and she cast⁵⁵ the child under one of the shrubs.

And she went,⁴ and sat her down⁴ over against [him] a good way off,⁵³ as it were a bowshot:^{18 7198} for she said,¹ Let me not see⁴ the death of the child. And she sat⁴ over against [him], and lift up⁴ her voice, and wept.⁴

And God heard⁴ the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called⁴ to Hagar out of heaven, and said⁴ unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear⁴ not; for God hath heard¹ the voice of the lad where he [is].

Arise,³ lift up³ the lad, and hold⁵⁴ him in thine hand; for I will make⁴ him a great nation.

And God opened⁴ her eyes, and she saw⁴ a well of water; and she went,⁴ and filled¹⁷ the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.⁵⁵

And God was with the lad; and he grew,⁴ and dwelt⁴ in the wilderness, and became an archer.^{6 7199}

And he dwelt⁴ in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took⁴ him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake⁴ unto Abraham, saying,² God [is] with thee in all that thou doest:⁶

Now therefore swear¹⁰ unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely⁴ with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: [but] according to the kindness that I have done¹ unto thee, thou shalt do⁴ unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.¹

And Abraham said,⁴ I will swear.¹¹

And Abraham reproved⁵² Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.¹

And Abimelech said,⁴ I wot¹ not who hath done¹ this thing: neither didst thou tell⁵² me, neither yet heard¹ I [of it], but to day.

And Abraham took⁴ sheep and oxen, and gave⁴ them unto Abimelech; and both of them made⁴ a covenant.

And Abraham set⁵⁵ seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

And Abimelech said⁴ unto Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set⁵² by themselves?

And he said,⁴ For [these] seven ewe lambs shalt thou take⁴ of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged¹ this well.

Wherefore he called¹ that place Beersheba; because there they sware⁸ both of them.

Thus they made⁴ a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up,⁴ and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned⁴ into the land of the Philistines.

And [Abraham] planted⁴ a grove in Beersheba, and called⁴ there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

And Abraham sojourned⁴ in the Philistines' land many days.