Genesis 21

¹Nowe the Lord visited Sarah, as he had saide, and did vnto her according as he had promised.

²For Sarah conceiued, and bare Abraham a sonne in his olde age, at the same season that God tolde him.

³And Abraham called his sonnes name that was borne vnto him, which Sarah bare him, Izhak.

⁴Then Abraham circumcised Izhak his sonne, when he was eight dayes olde, as God had commanded him.

⁵So Abraham was an hundreth yeere olde, when his sonne Izhak was borne vnto him.

⁶Then Sarah said, God hath made me to reioyce: all that heare will reioyce with me.

⁷Againe she said, Who would haue saide to Abraham, that Sarah shoulde haue giuen children sucke? for I haue borne him a sonne in his olde age.

⁸Then the childe grewe and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Izhak was weaned.

⁹And Sarah sawe the sonne of Hagar the Egyptian (which she had borne vnto Abraham) mocking.

¹⁰Wherefore she saide vnto Abraham, Cast out this bond woman and her sonne: for ye sonne of this bonde woman shall not be heire with my sonne Izhak.

¹¹And this thing was very grieuous in Abrahams sight, because of his sonne.

¹²But God said vnto Abraham, Let it not be grieuous in thy sight for the childe, and for thy bonde woman: in all that Sarah shall say vnto thee, heare her voyce: for in Izhak shall thy seede be called.

¹³As for the sonne of the bond woman, I will make him a nation also, because he is thy seede.

¹⁴So Abraham arose vp early in ye morning, and tooke bread, and a bottell of water, and gaue it vnto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the childe also, and sent her away: who departing wandred in the wildernesse of Beer-sheba.

¹⁵And when the water of the bottell was spent, she cast the childe vnder a certaine tree.

¹⁶Then she went and sate her ouer against him a farre off about a bowe shoote: for she said, I will not see the death of the child. and she sate downe ouer against him, and lift vp her voyce and wept.

¹⁷Then God heard the voyce of ye childe, and the Angel of God called to Hagar from heauen, and said vnto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? feare not, for God hath heard the voyce of the childe where he is.

¹⁸Arise, take vp the childe, and holde him in thine hand: for I will make of him a great people.

¹⁹And God opened her eyes, and she sawe a well of water. so she went and filled the bottell with water, and gaue the boy drinke.

²⁰So God was with the childe, and he grewe and dwelt in the wildernesse, and was an archer.

²¹And he dwelt in the wildernesse of Paran, and his mother tooke him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

²²And at that same time Abimelech and Phichol his chief captaine spake vnto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.

²³Nowe therefore sweare vnto me here by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my children, nor my childrens children: thou shalt deale with me, and with the countrey, where thou hast bene a stranger, according vnto the kindnesse that I haue shewed thee.

²⁴Then Abraham said, I will sweare.

²⁵And Abraham rebuked Abimelech for a well of water, which Abimelechs seruants had violently taken away.

²⁶And Abimelech saide, I knowe not who hath done this thing: also thou toldest me not, neither heard I of it but this day.

²⁷Then Abraham tooke sheepe and beeues, and gaue them vnto Abimelech: and they two made a couenant.

²⁸And Abraham set seuen lambes of the flocke by themselues.

²⁹Then Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What meane these seuen lambes, which thou hast set by themselues?

³⁰And he answered, Because thou shalt receiue of mine hand these seuen lambes, that it may be a witnes vnto me, that I haue digged this well.

³¹Wherefore the place is called Beer-sheba, because there they both sware.

³²Thus made they a couenant at Beer-sheba: afterward Abimelech and Phichol his chiefe captaine rose vp, and turned againe vnto the land of the Philistims.

³³And Abraham planted a groue in Beer-sheba, and called there on the Name of ye Lord, the euerlasting God.

³⁴And Abraham was a stranger in the Philistims land a long season.

Genesis 21

¹And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

²For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

³And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

⁴And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

⁵And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

⁶And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

⁷And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

⁸And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

⁹And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

¹⁰Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

¹¹And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

¹²And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

¹³And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

¹⁴And 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 the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer–sheba.

¹⁵And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

¹⁶And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

¹⁷And 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.

¹⁸Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

¹⁹And 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.

²⁰And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

²¹And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

²²And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

²³Now 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.

²⁴And Abraham said, I will swear.

²⁵And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

²⁶And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

²⁷And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

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

²⁹And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

³⁰And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

³¹Wherefore he called that place Beer–sheba; because there they sware both of them.

³²Thus they made a covenant at Beer–sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

³³And Abraham planted a grove in Beer–sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.

³⁴And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.