Genesis 16 >>
American King James Version
1Now Sarai Abram's wife bore him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was
Hagar. 2And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing: I pray you, go
in to my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 3And
Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelled ten years in the land of
Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 4And he went in to Hagar, and she
conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5And
Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be on you: I have given my maid into your bosom; and when she saw that
she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and you. 6But Abram said
to Sarai, Behold, your maid is in your hand; do to her as it pleases you. And when Sarai dealt hardly with
her, she fled from her face.
7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way
to Shur. 8And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, from where came you? and where will you go? And she said,
I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9And the angel of the LORD said to her, Return to your
mistress, and submit yourself under her hands. 10And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply
your seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, you are with child and shall bear a son, and shall call
his name Ishmael; because the LORD has heard your affliction.
12And 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 brothers.
13And she called the name of the LORD that spoke to her, You God see me: for she said, Have I also
here looked after him that sees me? 14Why the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between
Kadesh and Bered.
15And Hagar bore Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16And
Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
Genesis 18 >>
American King James Version
1And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, see, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to
meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3And said, My LORD, if now I have
found favor in your sight, pass not away, I pray you, from your servant: 4Let a little water, I pray you, be
fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: 5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and
comfort you your hearts; after that you shall pass on: for therefore are you come to your servant. And they
said, So do, as you have said. 6And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready
quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes on the hearth. 7And Abraham ran to the
herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it to a young man; and he hurried to dress it. 8And he
took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them
under the tree, and they did eat.
9And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10And he said, I will
certainly return to you according to the time of life; and, see, Sarah your wife shall have a son. And Sarah
heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. 11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in
age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12Therefore Sarah laughed within
herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13And the LORD said
to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14Is any thing
too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah
shall have a son. 15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but
you did laugh.
Genesis 20 >>
American King James Version
1And Abraham journeyed from there toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur,
and sojourned in Gerar. 2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of
Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold,
you are but a dead man, for the woman which you have taken; for she is a man's wife. 4But Abimelech
had not come near her: and he said, LORD, will you slay also a righteous nation? 5Said he not to me,
She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and
innocence of my hands have I done this. 6And God said to him in a dream, Yes, I know that you did this
in the integrity of your heart; for I also withheld you from sinning against me: therefore suffered I you not
to touch her. 7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and
you shall live: and if you restore her not, know you that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours.
8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in
their ears: and the men were sore afraid. 9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have
you done to us? and what have I offended you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great
sin? you have done deeds to me that ought not to be done. 10And Abimelech said to Abraham, What saw
you, that you have done this thing? 11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not
in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. 12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the
daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 13And it came to
pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness
which you shall show to me; at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. 14And
Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them to Abraham,
and restored him Sarah his wife. 15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you: dwell where it
pleases you. 16And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver:
behold, he is to you a covering of the eyes, to all that are with you, and with all other: thus she was
reproved. 17So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants;
and they bore children. 18For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech,
because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
Genesis 21 >>
American King James Version
1And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken. 2For Sarah
conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3And
Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac. 4And
Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5And Abraham
was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born to him. 6And Sarah said, God has made me to
laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. 7And she said, Who would have said to Abraham, that
Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.
8And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was
weaned.
9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born to Abraham, mocking. 10Why she
said to Abraham, Cast out this female slave and her son: for the son of this female slave shall not be heir
with my son, even with Isaac. 11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.
12And God said to Abraham, Let it not be grievous in your sight because of the lad, and because of your
female slave; in all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac shall your seed be called.
13And also of the son of the female slave will I make a nation, because he is your seed. 14And Abraham
rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her
shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of
Beersheba.
15And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 16And she went,
and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the
death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept. 17And God heard the
voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, What ails you,
Hagar? fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him
in your hand; for I will make him a great nation. 19And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of
water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelled in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21And
he dwelled in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.