Genesis 21
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Genesis 21:14-19

14So Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֡קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947breadלֶחֶם֩le.ChemH3899and askinוְחֵ֨מַתve.Che.matH2573of waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414themto Hagarהָ֠גָרHa.gorH1904,puttingשָׂ֧םsamH7760themon her shoulderשִׁכְמָ֛הּshikh.MahH7926, and gave herthe boyהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and sentH7971her awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971.And she departedוַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and wanderedוַתֵּ֔תַעva.Te.ta'H8582aboutH8582in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of BeershebaH884.
15When the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325in the skinהַחֵ֑מֶתha.Che.metH2573was usedH3615upH3615, sheleftוַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְva.tash.LekhH7993the boyהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of the bushesהַשִּׂיחִֽם׃ha.si.ChimH7880.
16Then she wentוַתֵּלֶךְ֩va.te.leKhH1980and satH3427downH3427oppositeמִנֶּ֗גֶדmi.Ne.gedH4480H5048him, about a bowshotכִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י קֶ֔שֶׁתkim.ta.cha.Vei Ke.shetH2909H7198awayהַרְחֵק֙har.ChekH7368,for she saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559, “May I notseeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200the boyהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206dieבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194!”And she satH3427oppositeמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH4480H5048him, andraisedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375her voiceקֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963and weptוַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃va.Te.vekH1058.
17Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the boyהַנַּעַר֒ha.na.'ArH5288cryingק֣וֹלKolH6963;and the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121to Hagarהָגָר֙ha.GarH1904from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is the matter with you, Hagarהָגָ֑רha.GarH1904?Do not fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372,for Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430has heardשָׁמַ֧עsha.Ma'H8085the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָֽׁם׃ba.'a.Sher ShamH834H8033he is.
18GetH6965upH6965,liftשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375upH5375the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and holdוְהַחֲזִ֥יקִיve.ha.cha.Zi.kiH2388him bythe handיָדֵ֖ךְya.DekhH3027,for I will makeאֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃'a.si.Me.nuH7760a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471of him.”
19Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491her eyesעֵינֶ֔יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869,and she sawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200a wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;and she wentוַתֵּ֜לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and filledוַתְּמַלֵּ֤אva.te.ma.Le'H4390theskinהַחֵ֙מֶת֙ha.Che.metH2573with waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325and gaveH8248the boyהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288aH8248drinkוַתַּ֖שְׁקְva.TashkH8248.
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