Genesis 21

The Birth of Isaac

1And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 2#Heb 11.11. For Sarah conceived, and bare 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 unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4#Gen 17.12; Acts 7.8. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. 6And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. 7And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.

Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away

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 borne unto Abraham, mocking. 10#Gal 4.29,30. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 11And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son. 12#Rom 9.7; Heb 11.18. And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 13And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. 14And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer–sheba.

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 bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted 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 unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine 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 dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

The Covenant between Abraham and Abimelech

22 # Gen 26.26. And it came to pass at that time, that Abim´elech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: 23now therefore swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 24And Abraham said, I will swear.

25And Abraham reproved Abim´elech because of a well of water, which Abim´elech's servants had violently taken away. 26And Abim´elech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but today. 27And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abim´elech; and both of them made a covenant. 28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 29And Abim´elech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? 30And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. 31Wherefore he called that place Beer–sheba;#21.31 That is, The well of the oath. because there they sware both of them. 32Thus they made a covenant at Beer–sheba: then Abim´elech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. 33And Abraham planted a grove in Beer–sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God. 34And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.

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Bereshis 21

1And Hashem visited Sarah as He had said, and Hashem did unto Sarah just as He had spoken.

2For Sarah conceived, and bore Avraham ben in his old age, at the mo'ed (set time) of which Elohim had given promise unto him.

3And Avraham called the shem of bno that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Yitzchak.

4And Avraham circumcised bno Yitzchak at age shemonat yamim, as Elohim had commanded him.

5And Avraham was a hundred years old, when bno Yitzchak was born unto him.

6And she said, Elohim hath brought me tzechok (laughter), so that all that hear yitzchak (will laugh) with me.

7And she said, Who would have said unto Avraham, that Sarah should nurse banim? for I have borne him ben in his old age.

8And the yeled grew, and was weaned; and Avraham made a mishteh gadol the same day that Yitzchak was weaned.

9And Sarah saw the ben of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had borne unto Avraham, metzachek (mocking, scoffing).

10Therefore she said unto Avraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her ben: for the ben of this bondwoman shall not be heir with beni (my son), even with Yitzchak.

11And the thing was very grievous in the eyes of Avraham because of bno.

12And Elohim said unto Avraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the na'ar, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, shema (pay heed) unto her voice; for in Yitzchak shall thy zera be called.

13And also of the ben haamah will I make a nation, because he is thy zera.

14And Avraham rose up early in the boker, and took lechem, and a skin of mayim, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the yeled, and sent her away; and she departed, and wandered in the midbar of Be'er-Sheva.

15And the mayim in the skin was done, and she cast the yeled under one of the bushes.

16And she went off, and sat down about a bowshot away: for she thought, Let me not see the mot hayeled. And she sat there nearby, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

17And Elohim heard the voice of the na'ar; and the Malach Elohim called to Hagar out of Shomayim, and said unto her, Mah lach, Hagar? fear not; for Elohim hath heard the voice of the na'ar where he is.

18Arise, lift up the na'ar, and hold him in thine yad; for I will make him a goy gadol.

19And Elohim opened her eyes, and she saw a be'er of mayim; and she went, and filled the skin with mayim, and gave the na'ar drink.

20And Elohim was with the na'ar; and he grew, and dwelt in the midbar, and became a roveh keshet (an archer).

21And he dwelt in the midbar of Paran: and his em got him an isha out of Eretz Mitzrayim.

22And it came to pass at that time, that Avimelech and Phichol the sar tz'va of his spoke unto Avraham, saying, Elohim is with thee in all that thou doest:

23Now therefore swear unto me here before Elohim that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my child, nor with my descendant: but according to the chesed that I have showed thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the eretz wherein thou hast sojourned.

24And Avraham said, I will swear.

25And Avraham reproved Avimelech because of a be'er hamayim, which Avimelechʼs avadim had violently seized.

26And Avimelech said, I know not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but today.

27And Avraham took tzon and oxen, and gave them unto Avimelech; and both of them made a brit.

28And Avraham set apart seven ewe lambs of the tzon by themselves.

29And Avimelech said unto Avraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set apart by themselves?

30And he said, For these sheva ewe lambs shalt thou accept of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have dug this well.

31Therefore he called that place Be'er-Sheva; because there they swore an oath both of them.

32Thus they made a brit at Be'er-Sheva: then Avimelech rose up, and Phichol the sar tzeva of his, and they returned into eretz Pelishtim.

33And Avraham planted an eshel (tamarisk tree) in Be'er-Sheva, and called there on the Shem of Hashem El Olam.

34And Avraham sojourned in eretz Pelishtim yamim rabbim.

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