Hagar and Ishmael 2 Brenton And Sara said to Abram, Behold, the Lord has restrained me from bearing, go therefore in to my maid, that I may get children for myself through her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sara. BSB BSB: So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
3 Brenton So Sara the wife of Abram having taken Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Chanaan, gave her to Abram her husband as a wife to him. BSB BSB: So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.
4 Brenton And he went in to Agar, and she conceived, and saw that she was with child, and her mistress was dishonoured before her. BSB BSB: And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.
5 Brenton And Sara said to Abram, I am injured by thee; I gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and when I saw that she was with child, I was dishonoured before her. The Lord judge between me and thee. BSB BSB: Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
6 Brenton And Abram said to Sara, Behold thy handmaid is in thy hands, use her as it may seem good to thee. And Sara afflicted her, and she fled from her face. BSB BSB: “Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
8 Brenton And the angel of the Lord said to her, Agar, Sara's maid, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? and she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sara. BSB BSB: “Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
9 Brenton And the angel of the Lord said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. BSB BSB: So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”
10 Brenton And the angel of the Lord said to her, I will surely multiply thy seed, and it shall not be numbered for multitude. BSB BSB: Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”
11 Brenton And the angel of the Lord said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ismael, for the Lord hath hearkened to thy humiliation. BSB BSB: The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.
12 Brenton He shall be a wild man, his hands against all, and the hands of all against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. BSB BSB: He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
13 Brenton And she called the name of the Lord God who spoke to her, Thou art God who seest me; for she said, For I have openly seen him that appeared to me. BSB BSB: So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”
14 Brenton Therefore she called the well, The well of him whom I have openly seen; behold it is between Cades and Barad. BSB BSB: Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.
15 Brenton And Agar bore a son to Abram; and Abram called the name of his son which Agar bore to him, Ismael. BSB BSB: And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
16 Brenton And Abram was eighty-six years old, when Agar bore Ismael to Abram. BSB BSB: Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.