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Genesis 16 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Hagar and Ishmael
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Abram’s wife, Sarai, had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar.

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Sarai said to Abram, “Since the LORD has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build a family.” And Abram agreed to what Sarai said.

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So Abram’s wife, Sarai, took Hagar, her Egyptian slave, and gave her to her husband, Abram, as a wife for him. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan ten years.

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He slept with[fn] Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she saw that she was pregnant, her mistress became contemptible to her.

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Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for my suffering![fn] I put my slave in your arms,[fn] and when she saw that she was pregnant, I became contemptible to her. May the LORD judge between me and you.”

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Abram replied to Sarai, “Here, your slave is in your power; do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her.

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The angel of the LORD found her by a spring in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.

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He said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going? ”

She replied, “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai.”

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The angel of the LORD said to her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her authority.”

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The angel of the LORD said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, and they will be too many to count.”

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The angel of the LORD said to her, “You have conceived and will have a son. You will name him Ishmael,[fn] for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.

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“This man will be like a wild donkey. His hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand will be against him; he will settle near all his relatives.”

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So she named the LORD who spoke to her: “You are El-roi,”[fn] for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the one who sees me? ”[fn]

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That is why the well is called Beer-lahai-roi.[fn] It is between Kadesh and Bered.

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So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, and Abram named his son (whom Hagar bore) Ishmael.

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Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.

CSB Footnotes
Lit He came to
Or “May my suffering be on you!
Lit bosom
= God Hears
= God Sees Me
Hb obscure
= Well of the Living One Who Sees Me
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