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Genesis 21:6-21

6And Sarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hath madeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213me to laughצְחֹ֕קtze.ChokH6712, so thatall that hearהַשֹּׁמֵ֖עַha.sho.Me.a'H8085will laughיִֽצְחַק־yitz.chak-H6711with me.

7And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Who would have saidמִלֵּל֙mi.LelH4448unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85,that Sarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283should have given childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121suckהֵינִ֥יקָהhei.Ni.kahH3243?for I have bornיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205hima sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121in his old ageלִזְקֻנָֽיו׃liz.ku.NavH2208.

8And the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִּגְדַּ֥לvai.yig.DalH1431,and was weanedוַיִּגָּמַ֑לvai.yi.ga.MalH1580:and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָד֔וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960the samedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117that Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327was weanedהִגָּמֵ֥לhi.ga.MelH1580.

9And Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hagarהָגָ֧רha.GarH1904the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֛יתha.mitz.RitH4713,which she had bornיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85,mockingמְצַחֵֽק׃me.tza.ChekH6711.

10Wherefore she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֔םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Cast outגָּרֵ֛שׁga.ReshH1644this bondwomanהָאָמָ֥הha.'a.MahH519and her sonבְּנָ֑הּbe.NahH1121:for the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of this bondwomanהָאָמָ֣הha.'a.MahH519shall not be heirיִירַשׁ֙yi.RashH3423with my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121, evenwith Isaacיִצְחָֽק׃yitz.ChakH3327.

11And the thingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966grievousH3415in Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869becauseאוֹדֹ֥ת'o.DotH182of his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

12And Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85,Let it not be grievousH3415in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869because of the ladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and because of thy bondwomanאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519;in all that Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283hath saidתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559unto thee, hearkenשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085unto her voiceבְּקֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963;for in Isaacבְיִצְחָ֔קve.yitz.ChakH3327shall thy seedזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233be calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

13And also of the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the bondwomanהָאָמָ֖הha.'a.MahH519will I makeאֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760a nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471, because he isthy seedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233.

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.

17And Godאֱלֹהִים֮'E.lo.HimH430heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the ladהַנַּעַר֒ha.na.'ArH5288;and the angelמַלְאַ֨ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121to Hagarהָגָר֙ha.GarH1904out of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, What aileth thee, Hagarהָגָ֑רha.GarH1904?fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; for Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hath heardשָׁמַ֧עsha.Ma'H8085the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288where he is.

18Ariseק֚וּמִיKu.miH6965,lift upשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and holdוְהַחֲזִ֥יקִיve.ha.cha.Zi.kiH2388him in thine handיָדֵ֖ךְya.DekhH3027;for I will makeאֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ׃'a.si.Me.nuH7760him a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

19And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430openedוַיִּפְקַ֤חvai.yif.KachH6491her eyesעֵינֶ֔יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869,and she sawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200a wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;and she wentH3212,and filledוַתְּמַלֵּ֤אva.te.ma.Le'H4390the bottleהַחֵ֙מֶת֙ha.Che.metH2573with waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,and gaveH8248the ladהַנָּֽעַר׃ha.Na.'arH5288drinkוַתַּ֖שְׁקְva.TashkH8248.

20And Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was with the ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288;and he grewוַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.DalH1431,and dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,and became an archerרֹבֶ֥ה קַשָּֽׁת׃ro.Veh ka.ShatH7199 H7235.

21And he dweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָ֑ןpa.RanH6290:and his motherאִמּ֛וֹ'i.MoH517tookוַתִּֽקַּֽח־va.ti.kach-H3947him a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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