Add parallel Print Page Options

16 Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, “Do not let me [a]see when the child dies.” And she sat opposite him and (A)lifted up her voice and wept. 17 Then God (B)heard the voice of the boy 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 boy where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the boy, and hold him by [b]the hand, (D)for I will make a great nation of him.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:16 Lit look upon the death of the child
  2. Genesis 21:18 Lit your