1Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar. 2And Sarai said to Abram, See now, Jehovah has restrained me from bearing. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall build up a family by her. And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. 3And Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maidservant, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. 4And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5And Sarai said to Abram, My injustice be upon you! I gave my maid into your bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and you. 6But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, your maid is in your hand; do to her as is good in your eyes. And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her presence. 7And the Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. 8And He said, Hagar, Sarai’s maidservant, where have you come from, and where are you going? She said, I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai. 9And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand. 10And the Angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will multiply your seed exceedingly, so that they shall not be numbered for multitude. 11And the Angel of Jehovah said unto her: Behold, you are with child, and you shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah has heard your affliction. 12He shall be a wild ass of a man; his hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her, God-Who-Sees; for she said, Have I also here looked upon Him who sees me? 14Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.