¹ And Sarai, the wife of Abram, did not give·​·birth for him; and she had^◦ a handmaid, an Egyptian^◦, and her name was Hagar.

² And Sarai said to^▵ Abram, Behold, I pray^◦, Jehovah has restrained me from giving·​·birth; go·​·in, I pray^◦, to^▵ my handmaid; perhaps I shall be built up out·​·of her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

³ And Sarai, the wife of Abram, took Hagar the Egyptian^◦, her handmaid, at the end of ten years of Abram dwelling in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram, her man^◦, to him for a woman.

⁴ And he came·​·in to^▵ Hagar, and she conceived; and she saw that she had conceived, and her mistress was·​·vile in her eyes.

⁵ And Sarai said to^▵ Abram, May the injury^◦ done to me be upon thee; I^▵ gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and she saw that she conceived, and I am·​·vile in her eyes; Jehovah judge between me and thee.

⁶ And Abram said to^▵ Sarai, Behold thy handmaid is in thy hand, do to her that which is good in thine eyes; and Sarai afflicted her, and she ran·​·away from her face.

⁷ And the Angel of Jehovah found her by^◦ a fount of waters in the wilderness, by^◦ the fount in the way to Shur.

⁸ And He said, Hagar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither^▵ goest thou? And she said, From the faces of Sarai, my mistress, I^▵ am running·​·away.

⁹ And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to^▵ thy mistress, and afflict thyself under her hands.

¹⁰ And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Multiplying, I will multiply thy seed, and it shall not be numbered for multitude.

¹¹ And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, thou hast conceived, and shalt give·​·birth to a son, and thou shalt call his name Ishmael; for Jehovah has hearkened to^▵ thine affliction.

¹² And he^◦ shall be a wild·​·ass man, his hand against^◦ all, and the hand of all against^◦ him and he shall reside against the faces of all his brothers.

¹³ And she called the name of Jehovah who was speaking to^▵ her, Thou^◦ God^◦ seest me; for she said, Have^▵ I also here^▵ seen after Him who sees me?

¹⁴ Therefore she called the fount^*, Beer-lahai-roi^*; behold it is between Kadesh and Bared.

¹⁵ And Hagar gave·​·birth·​·to a son for Abram; and Abram called the name of his son to whom Hagar gave·​·birth, Ishmael.

¹⁶ And Abram was a son of eighty years and six years, when Hagar gave·​·birth·​·to Ishmael for Abram.