^{7 Ref} And a messenger of Jehovah findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way `to' Shur,

^{8 Ref} and he saith, `Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?' and she saith, `From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.'

^{9 Ref} And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, `Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands;'

^{10 Ref} and the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, `Multiplying I multiply thy seed, and it is not numbered from multitude;'