^{1 Ref} And Jehovah hath looked after Sarah as He hath said, and Jehovah doth to Sarah as He hath spoken;

^{2 Ref} and Sarah conceiveth, and beareth a son to Abraham, to his old age, at the appointed time that God hath spoken of with him;

^{3 Ref} and Abraham calleth the name of his son who is born to him, whom Sarah hath born to him -- Isaac;

^{4 Ref} and Abraham circumciseth Isaac his son, `being' a son of eight days, as God hath commanded him.

^{5 Ref} And Abraham `is' a son of a hundred years in Isaac his son being born to him,

^{6 Ref} and Sarah saith, `God hath made laughter for me; every one who is hearing laugheth for me.'

^{7 Ref} She saith also, `Who hath said to Abraham, Sarah hath suckled sons, that I have born a son for his old age?'

^{8 Ref} And the lad groweth, and is weaned, and Abraham maketh a great banquet in the day of Isaac's being weaned;

^{9 Ref} and Sarah seeth the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she hath borne to Abraham, mocking,

^{10 Ref} and she saith to Abraham, `Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son -- with Isaac.'

^{11 Ref} And the thing is very wrong in the eyes of Abraham, for his son's sake;

^{12 Ref} and God saith unto Abraham, `Let it not be wrong in thine eyes because of the youth, and because of thy handmaid: all that Sarah saith unto thee -- hearken to her voice, for in Isaac is a seed called to thee.

^{13 Ref} As to the son of the handmaid also, for a nation I set him, because he `is' thy seed.'

^{14 Ref} And Abraham riseth early in the morning, and taketh bread, and a bottle of water, and giveth unto Hagar (placing `it' on her shoulder), also the lad, and sendeth her out; and she goeth on, and goeth astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba;

^{15 Ref} and the water is consumed from the bottle, and she placeth the lad under one of the shrubs.

^{16 Ref} And she goeth and sitteth by herself over-against, afar off, about a bow-shot, for she said, `Let me not look on the death of the lad;' and she sitteth over-against, and lifteth up her voice, and weepeth.

^{17 Ref} And God heareth the voice of the youth; and the messenger of God calleth unto Hagar from the heavens, and saith to her, `What to thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath hearkened unto the voice of the youth where he `is';

^{18 Ref} rise, lift up the youth, and lay hold on him with thy hand, for for a great nation I set him.'

^{19 Ref} And God openeth her eyes, and she seeth a well of water, and she goeth and filleth the bottle `with' water, and causeth the youth to drink;

^{20 Ref} and God is with the youth, and he groweth, and dwelleth in the wilderness, and is an archer;

^{21 Ref} and he dwelleth in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother taketh for him a wife from the land of Egypt.

^{22 Ref} And it cometh to pass at that time that Abimelech speaketh -- Phichol also, head of his host -- unto Abraham, saying, `God `is' with thee in all that thou art doing;

^{23 Ref} and now, swear to me by God here: thou dost not lie to me, or to my continuator, or to my successor; according to the kindness which I have done with thee thou dost with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.'

^{24 Ref} And Abraham saith, `I -- I do swear.'

^{25 Ref} And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,

^{26 Ref} and Abimelech saith, `I have not known who hath done this thing, and even thou didst not declare to me, and I also, I have not heard save to-day.'

^{27 Ref} And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen, and giveth to Abimelech, and they make, both of them, a covenant;

²⁸ and Abraham setteth seven Lambs of the flock by themselves.

^{29 Ref} And Abimelech saith unto Abraham, `What `are' they -- these seven lambs which thou hast set by themselves?'

^{30 Ref} And he saith, `For -- the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;'

^{31 Ref} therefore hath he called that place `Beer-Sheba,' for there have both of them sworn.

^{32 Ref} And they make a covenant in Beer-Sheba, and Abimelech riseth -- Phichol also, head of his host -- and they turn back unto the land of the Philistines;

^{33 Ref} and `Abraham' planteth a tamarask in Beer-Sheba, and preacheth there in the name of Jehovah, God age-during;

^{34 Ref} and Abraham sojourneth in the land of the Philistines many days.

^{1 Ref} Yahweh visited Sarah as he had said, and Yahweh did to Sarah as he had spoken.

^{2 Ref} Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

^{3 Ref} Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.{Isaac means "He laughs."}

^{4 Ref} Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

^{5 Ref} Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him.

^{6 Ref} Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me."

^{7 Ref} She said, "Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."

^{8 Ref} The child grew, and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

^{9 Ref} Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

^{10 Ref} Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this handmaid and her son! For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, even with Isaac."

^{11 Ref} The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

^{12 Ref} God said to Abraham, "Don't let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your handmaid. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For from Isaac will your seed be called.

^{13 Ref} Also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is your seed."

^{14 Ref} Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

^{15 Ref} The water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

^{16 Ref} She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, "Don't let me see the death of the child." She sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

^{17 Ref} God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Don't be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

^{18 Ref} Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him in your hand. For I will make him a great nation."

^{19 Ref} God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. She went, filled the bottle with water, and gave the boy drink.

^{20 Ref} God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.

^{21 Ref} He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.

^{22 Ref} It happened at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do.

^{23 Ref} Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."

^{24 Ref} Abraham said, "I will swear."

^{25 Ref} Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

^{26 Ref} Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this thing. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today."

^{27 Ref} Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.

²⁸ Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

^{29 Ref} Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?"

^{30 Ref} He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well."

^{31 Ref} Therefore he called that place Beersheba,{Beersheba can mean "well of the oath" or "well of seven."} because they both swore there.

^{32 Ref} So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

^{33 Ref} Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.

^{34 Ref} Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.