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Genesis 21:14-16

14And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם׀'av.ra.HamH85rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֣םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֡קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947breadלֶחֶם֩le.ChemH3899,and a bottleוְחֵ֨מַתve.Che.matH2573of waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414itunto Hagarהָ֠גָרHa.gorH1904,puttingשָׂ֧םsamH7760iton her shoulderשִׁכְמָ֛הּshikh.MahH7926,and the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and sent her awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֑הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971:and she departedH3212,and wanderedוַתֵּ֔תַעva.Te.ta'H8582in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of Beer–shebaH884.

15And the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325was spentוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615inמִן־min-H4480the bottleהַחֵ֑מֶתha.Che.metH2573,and she castוַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְva.tash.LekhH7993the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206under oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of the shrubsהַשִּׂיחִֽם׃ha.si.ChimH7880.

16And she wentH3212,and sat her downוַתֵּ֨שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427over againstH5048hima good way offהַרְחֵק֙har.ChekH7368,as it were a bowshotכִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י קֶ֔שֶׁתkim.ta.cha.Vei Ke.shetH7198 H2909:for she saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559,Let me not seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200the deathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194of the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206.And she satוַתֵּ֣שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427over against him,and lift upוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375her voiceקֹלָ֖הּko.LahH6963,and weptוַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃va.Te.vekH1058.

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