Sarah Turns against Hagar: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTER

Genesis, Chapter 21, verses 9-21

⁹ Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham,^c Or playingmocking. 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^d Lit with IsaacIsaac.” ¹¹ The matter^edistressed Abraham greatly because of his son. ¹² But God said to Abraham, “^fDo not be distressed because of the lad and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac^g Lit your seed will be calledyour descendants shall be named. ¹³ And of the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your^h Lit seeddescendant.” ¹⁴ So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and aⁱ I.e. a skin used as a bottleskin 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.	9 Gen 16:1 Gen 16:4 Gen 16:15 Gal 4:29 10 Gal 4:30 11 Gen 17:18 12 Rom 9:7 Heb 11:18 13 Gen 16:10 Gen 21:18 Gen 25:12-18
¹⁵ When the water in the skin was used up, she^j Lit castleft the boy under one of the bushes. ¹⁶ Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, “Do not let me^k Lit look upon the death of the childsee the boy die.” And she sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice and wept. ¹⁷ 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. ¹⁸ Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by^l Lit yourthe hand, for I will make a great nation of him.” ¹⁹ Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the^m V 14, note 1skin with water and gave the lad a drink.	16 Jer 6:26 Amo 8:10 17 Exo 3:7 Deu 26:7 Psa 6:8 Gen 26:24 18 Gen 16:10 Gen 21:13 Gen 25:12-16 19 Num 22:31 Ki2 6:17 Gen 16:7 Gen 16:14
²⁰ God was with the lad, and he grew; and heⁿ Lit dweltlived in the wilderness and became an archer. ²¹ He^o Lit dweltlived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.	20 Gen 28:15 Gen 39:2 Gen 39:3 Gen 39:21 21 Gen 25:18


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