15 When the water in the skin was used up, she [a]left the boy under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, “Do not let me [b]see the boy die.” And she sat opposite him, and (A)lifted up her voice and wept. 17 God (B)heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter with you, Hagar? (C)Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:15 Lit cast
  2. Genesis 21:16 Lit look upon the death of the child