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Starts with the creation of the world and tells stories of the first people and big floods. It also talks about Abraham's family and their journeys.

Chapter 16

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KJV: Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Geneva: Nowe Sarai Abrams wife bare him no children, and she had a maide an Egyptian, Hagar by name.

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

Geneva: And Sarai said vnto Abram, Beholde now, the Lorde hath restrained me from childe bearing. I pray thee goe in vnto my maide: it may be that I shall receiue a childe by her; Abram obeyed the voyce of Sarai.

KJV: And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

Geneva: Then Sarai Abrams wife tooke Hagar her maide the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelled ten yeere in the land of Canaan, and gaue her to her husband Abram for his wife.

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

Geneva: And he went in vnto Hagar, & she conceiued; when she sawe that she had conceiued, her dame was despised in her eyes.

KJV: And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong 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 LORD judge between me and thee.

Geneva: Then Sarai saide to Abram, Thou doest me wrong. I haue giuen my maide into thy bosome, and she seeth that she hath conceiued, and I am despised in her eyes: the Lorde iudge betweene me and thee.

KJV: But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

Geneva: Then Abram saide to Sarai, Beholde, thy maide is in thine hand: doe with her as it pleaseth thee. Then Sarai dealt roughly with her: wherefore she fled from her.

KJV: And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Geneva: But the Angel of the Lord founde her beside a fountaine of water in the wildernesse by the fountaine in the way to Shur,

KJV: And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Geneva: And he saide, Hagar Sarais maide, whence commest thou? and whither wilt thou goe? And she said, I flie from my dame Sarai.

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

Geneva: Then the Angel of the Lorde saide to her, Returne to thy dame, and humble thy selfe vnder her hands.

KJV: And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

Geneva: Againe the Angel of the Lorde saide vnto her, I will so greatly increase thy seede, that it shal not be numbred for multitude.

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

Geneva: Also the Angel of the Lord said vnto her, See, thou art with childe, and shalt beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Ishmael: for the Lorde hath heard thy tribulation.

KJV: And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

Geneva: And he shalbe a wilde man: his hande shall be against euery man, and euery mans hand against him. and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

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

Geneva: Then she called the name of the Lorde, that spake vnto her, Thou God lookest on me: for she said, Haue I not also here looked after him that seeth me?

KJV: Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Geneva: Wherefore the well was called, Beerlahai-roi. lo, it is betweene Kadesh and Bered.

KJV: And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

Geneva: And Hagar bare Abram a sonne, and Abram called his sonnes name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

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

Geneva: And Abram was foure score and sixe yeere olde, when Hagar bare him Ishmael.

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