(KJV) Genesis 16¹

⥃Hagar and Ishmael

[1] Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare² him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian³, whose name⁴ [was] Hagar.⁵ [2] And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord⁶ hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children⁷ by her. And Abram hearkened⁸ to the voice of Sarai. [3] And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had⁹ dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave¹⁰ her to her husband Abram to be his¹¹ wife.¹²

[4] And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress¹³ was despised in her eyes. [5] And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong¹⁴ [be] upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord¹⁵ judge between me and thee. [6] But Abram¹⁶ said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in¹⁷ thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee¹⁸. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled¹⁹ from her face.

[7] And the angel of the Lord found²⁰ her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain²¹ in the way to Shur²². [8] And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid²³, whence²⁴ camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee²⁵ from the face of my mistress Sarai. [9] And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit²⁶ thyself under her hands. [10] And the angel²⁷ of the Lord said unto her, I will²⁸ multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. [11] And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou [art] with child, and shalt²⁹ bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael³⁰; because³¹ the Lord hath³² heard thy affliction. [12] And he will be a³³ wild³⁴ man; his hand³⁵ [will be] against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall³⁶ dwell in the presence of all his brethren. [13] And she called³⁷ the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou³⁸ God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that³⁹ seeth me? [14] Wherefore the well was called Beer–lahai–roi; behold, [it is] between Kadesh⁴⁰ and Bered.⁴¹

[15] And Hagar⁴² bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael⁴³.⁴⁴ [16] And Abram [was] fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.