Genesis 21

1 And Jehovah visited Sarah as he had said, and Jehovah did unto Sarah as he had spoken.2 And Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.5 And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh. Every one that heareth will laugh with me.7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? For I have borne him a son in his old age.

8 And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking.10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son. For the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid. In all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice. For in Isaac shall thy seed be called.13 And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and gave her the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.15 And the water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot. For she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.17 And God heard the voice of the lad. And the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not. For God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand. For I will make him a great nation.19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.20 And God was with the lad, and he grew. And he dwelt in the wilderness, and became, as he grew up, an archer.21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.24 And Abraham said, I will swear.25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.26 And Abimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing. Neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to-day.27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech. And they two made a covenant.28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?30 And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.31 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba. Because there they sware both of them.32 So they made a covenant at Beer-sheba. And Abimelech rose up, and Phicol the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.33 And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the Everlasting God.34 And Abraham sojourned in the land of the Philistines many days.

Genesis 21

The Birth of Isaac

1 The Lord visiteds Sarah just as he had said he would and didt for Sarah what he had promised.t2 So Sarah became pregnantt and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.3 Abraham named his son – whom Sarah bore to him – Isaac.t4 When his son Isaac was eight days old,t Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded him to do.s

5 (Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.)t
6 Sarah said, “God has made me laugh.t Everyone who hears about thist will laughs with me.”

7 She went on to say,t “Who wouldt have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have given birth to a son for him in his old age!”
8 The child grew and was weaned. Abraham preparedt a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.s9 But Sarah noticedt the son of Hagar the Egyptian – the son whom Hagar had borne to Abraham – mocking.ts

10 So she said to Abraham, “Banisht that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!”
11 Sarah’s demand displeased Abraham greatly because Ishmael was his son.t12 But God said to Abraham, “Do not be upsett about the boy or your slave wife. Dot all that Sarah is tellingt you because through Isaac your descendants will be counted.t

13 But I will also make the son of the slave wife into a great nation, for he is your descendant too.”
14 Early in the morning Abraham tookt some foodt and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He put them on her shoulders, gave her the child,t and sent her away. So she went wanderingt aimlessly through the wildernesst of Beer Sheba.15 When the water in the skin was gone, she shovedt the child under one of the shrubs.

16 Then she went and sat down by herself across from him at quite a distance, about a bowshots away; for she thought,t “I refuse to watch the child die.”t So she sat across from him and wept uncontrollably.t
17 But God heard the boy’s voice.s The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her, “What is the matter,t Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heards the boy’s voice right where he is crying.18 Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

19 Then God enabled Hagar to see a well of water.t She went over and filled the skin with water, and then gave the boy a drink.
20 God was with the boy as he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran.s His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt.t
22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with yous in all that you do.

23 Now swear to me right here in God’s namet that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants.t Show me, and the landt where you are staying,t the same loyaltyt that I have shown you.”t
24 Abraham said, “I swear to do this.”t25 But Abraham lodged a complaintt against Abimelech concerning a wellt that Abimelech’s servants had seized.t

26 “I do not know who has done this thing,” Abimelech replied. “Moreover,t you did not tell me. I did not hear about it until today.”
27 Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty.t28 Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs apart from the flock by themselves.29 Abimelech asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of theset seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”30 He replied, “You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal prooft that I dug this well.”s

31 That is why he named that placet Beer Sheba,s because the two of them swores an oath there.
32 So they made a treatyt at Beer Sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returnedt to the land of the Philistines.s33 Abrahamt planted a tamarisk trees in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the Lord,t the eternal God.

34 So Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for quite some time.t