1 (A)Then the Lord took note of Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had (a)promised.
1 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
1 The LORD came to Sarah, just as he had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what he had promised.
1 The Lord graciously remembered and visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for her as He had promised.
2 (B)So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at (C)the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.
2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had told him.(B)
2 Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the very time that God had told him.
2 So Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.
7 And she said, “(H)Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”
7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
7 She also said, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne a son for him(b) in his old age.”
7 She also said, "Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse sons? Yet I have given birth to a son in my husband's old age!"
8 The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.
8 The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned.
8 The child grew and eventually was weaned, so Abraham threw a tremendous banquet on the very day Isaac was weaned.
10 Therefore she said to Abraham, “(K)Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son (d)Isaac.”
10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
10 So she said to Abraham, “Drive out this slave with her son, for the son of this slave will not be a coheir with my son Isaac!”(H)
10 she told Abraham, "Throw out this slave girl, along with her son, because this slave's son will never be a co-heir with my son Isaac!"
12 But God said to Abraham, “(f)Do not be distressed because of the lad and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for (M)through Isaac (g)your descendants shall be named.
12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
12 But God said to Abraham, “Do not be concerned(e) about the boy and your slave. Whatever Sarah says to you, listen to her, because your offspring will be traced through Isaac.(I)
12 but God told Abraham, "Don't be troubled about the youth and your slave girl. Pay attention to Sarah in everything she tells you, because your offspring are to be named through Isaac.
14 So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a (i)skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.
14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
14 Early in the morning Abraham got up, took bread and a waterskin, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her and the boy away.(f) She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beer-sheba.
14 So early the next morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a leather bottle of water, gave them to Hagar, and placed them on her shoulder. He then sent her away, along with the child. She went off and roamed in the Beer-sheba wilderness.
15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
15 When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
15 Eventually, the water in the leather bottle ran out, so she placed the child under one of the bushes.
15 When the water in the skin was all gone, Hagar abandoned the boy under one of the bushes.
16 Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, “Do not let me (k)see the boy die.” And she sat opposite him, and (O)lifted up her voice and wept.
16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
16 Then she went and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I can’t bear to watch the boy die!” So as she sat nearby, she(g) wept loudly.(K)
16 Then she went and sat by herself about a distance of a bowshot away, because she kept saying to herself, "I can't bear to watch the child die!" That's why she sat a short distance away, crying aloud and weeping.
16 Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, “Do not let me see the boy die.” And as she sat down opposite him, she raised her voice and wept.
17 God (P)heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter with you, Hagar? (Q)Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
17 God heard the voice of the boy, and the(h) angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What’s wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy from the place where he is.
17 God heard the boy's voice, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven. He asked her, "What's wrong with you, Hagar? Don't be afraid, because God has heard the voice of the youth where he is.
17 God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy from where he is [resting].
18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
18 Get up, help the boy up, and support him, for I will make him a great nation.”
18 Get up! Pick up the youth and grab his hand, because I will make a great nation of his descendants."
18 Get up, help the boy up, and hold him by the hand, for I will make him a great nation.”
19 Then God (S)opened her eyes and she saw (T)a well of water; and she went and filled the (m)skin with water and gave the lad a drink.
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
19 Then God opened her eyes,(L) and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the waterskin and gave the boy a drink.
19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. So she went, filled the skin with water, and gave the boy a drink.
19 Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the [empty] skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
20 God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer.
20 God was with the boy as he grew up. He settled in the wilderness and became an expert archer.
20 God was with Ishmael, and he grew and developed; and he lived in the wilderness and became an [expert] archer.
21 (V)He (o)lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
21 He settled in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
21 Later he settled in the desert area of Paran, and his mother chose a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
22 Now it came about at that time that (W)Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “(X)God is with you in all that you do;
22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
22 At that time Abimelech, accompanied by Phicol the commander of his army,(M) said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.(N)
22 About that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, told Abraham, "God is with you in everything that you're doing.
22 Now at that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do;
23 now therefore, (Y)swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me and to the land in which you have sojourned.”
23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
23 Swear to me by God here and now, that you will not break an agreement with me or with my children and descendants. As I have been loyal to you, so you will be loyal to me and to the country where you are a foreign resident.”
23 Therefore swear an oath here by God that you won't deal falsely with me, my sons, or my descendants. Just as I've dealt graciously with you, won't you do so with me and with the land in which you live as a foreigner?"
23 so now, swear to me here by God that you will not deal unfairly with me [by breaking any agreements we have] or with my son or with my descendants, but as I have treated you with kindness, you shall do the same to me and to the land in which you have sojourned (temporarily lived).”
25 But Abraham (p)complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech (Z)had seized.
25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
25 But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the water well that Abimelech’s servants had seized.(O)
25 But then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized.
25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water which the servants of Abimelech had [violently] seized [from him],
26 And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor did I hear of it (q)until today.”
26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
26 Abimelech replied, “I don’t know who did this thing. You didn’t report anything to me, so I hadn’t heard about it until today.”
26 "I don't know who did this thing," Abimelech replied. "You didn't report this to me, and I didn't hear about it until today."
26 Abimelech said, “I do not know who did this thing. Indeed, you did not tell me, and I did not hear of it until today.”
27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
27 Abraham took sheep and cattle(i) and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.(P)
27 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and presented them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.
27 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant (binding agreement).
29 Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?”
29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “Why have you separated these seven ewe lambs?”
29 so Abimelech asked Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set aside?"
29 and Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set apart?”
30 He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a (AB)witness to me, that I dug this well.”
30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
30 He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand so that this act(j) will serve as my witness that I dug this well.”
30 He replied, "You are to accept from me these seven ewe lambs as a witness that I have dug this well."
30 Abraham said, “You are to accept these seven ewe lambs from me as a witness for me, that I dug this well.”
31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
31 Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba(k)(Q) because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
31 Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba, because the two of them swore an oath.
31 Therefore that place was called Beersheba (Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), because there the two of them swore an oath.
32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Philistines.
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
32 After they had made a covenant at Beer-sheba, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, left and returned to the land of the Philistines.
32 So after they had made a covenant in Beer-sheba, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, left and returned to Philistine territory.
32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba; then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there (AD)he called on the name of the Lord, the (AE)Everlasting God.
33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and there he called on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God.(R)
33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD God Everlasting.
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