¶ Now Sarai Abram's wife bare¹ him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian², whose name³ was Hagar⁴.

And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD⁵ hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children⁶ by her. And Abram hearkened⁷ to the voice of Sarai.

And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had⁸ dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave⁹ her to her husband Abram to be his¹⁰ wife.

¶ And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress¹¹ was despised in her eyes.

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong¹² 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 LORD¹³ judge between me and thee.

But Abram¹⁴ said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in¹⁵ thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee¹⁶. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled¹⁷ from her face.

¶ And the angel of the LORD found¹⁸ her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain¹⁹ in the way to Shur²⁰.

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid²¹, whence²² camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee²³ from the face of my mistress Sarai.

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit²⁴ thyself under her hands.

¶ And the angel²⁵ of the LORD said unto her, I will²⁶ multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt²⁷ bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael²⁸; because the LORD hath²⁹ heard thy affliction.

And he will be a³⁰ wild³¹ man; his hand³² will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall³³ dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

And she called³⁴ the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou³⁵ God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that³⁶ seeth me?

Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi³⁷; behold, it is between Kadesh³⁸ and Bered.

¶ And Hagar³⁹ bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael⁴⁰.

And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.