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Genesis

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

*Now, Sarai, Abraham's wife, couldn't have any children for him. So, she had a servant girl from Egypt named Hagar.

2 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.

*Sarai told Abram, "I can't have children now, so please sleep with my servant; maybe she can give birth to our kids." Abram listened to what Sarai said.

3 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.

*Sarai, Abram's wife, gave her Egyptian servant, Hagar, to Abram as a wife after they lived in Canaan for ten years.

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

*He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she realized she was pregnant, she no longer respected her mistress.

5 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.

*Sarai told Abram, "It's your fault. I let you sleep with my servant, but then she got pregnant and I felt disrespected. God, please decide who is right."

6 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.

*But Abram told Sarai, "Your servant is under your control; treat her however you wish." When Sarai treated her poorly, she ran away from her.

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

*The angel of God saw her near a water source in the desert, at the water stop on the road to Shur.

8 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.

*He asked Hagar, Sarai's servant, "Where did you come from, and where are you going?" She replied, "I am running away from my master Sarai."

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

*The angel told her, "Go back to your boss and obey her."

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

*And the angel told her, "I will greatly increase your children so many that you cannot count them all."

11 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.

*And the angel told her, You are going to have a baby boy, and you will name him Ishmael. God has heard your pain and suffering.

12 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.

*He will act very strangely. He will not get along with anyone, and they won't get along with him either. He will live among his family members.

13 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?

*She named the Lord speaking to her "You See Me," because she asked, "Have I also been watching the one who sees me here?"

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

*Because of this, the well was named Beerlahairoi. It is located between the places Kadesh and Bered.

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

*Hagar gave Abram a son, and Abram named him Ishmael.

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

*Abram was 86 years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael for him.

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