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And the child grew, and was weaned, - and Abraham made a great banquet, on the day of the weaning of Isaac.

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian woman whom she had borne to Abraham laughing!

So she said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, - for the son of this bondwoman must not inherit with my son with Isaac.

And the word was very grievous in the eyes of Abraham, - on account of his son.

And God said unto Abraham Let it not be grievous in thine eyes concerning the boy and concerning thy bondwoman, In all that Sarah may say unto thee, hearken to her voice, - For in Isaac, shall there be called to thee - a seed.

Yet even the son of the bondwoman, will I appoint to become, a nation, because thy seed, he is.

So Abraham rose up early in the morning - and took bread and a skin of water and gave unto hagar, - putting them on her shoulder and the child, and sent her forth, - so she went her way and wandered, in the desert of Beer-sheba.

And the water out of the skin was spent, - so she cant the child under one of the shrubs;

and went and sat her down over against him at a distance like as of such as draw the bow, for she said Let me not look upon the death of the child, - So she sat down over against him, and the boy lifted up his voice, and wept

And God heard the voice of the boy, and a messenger of God called unto Hagar out of the heavens; and said to her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Do not fear, for God hath hearkened unto the voice of the boy where he is.

Arise lift up the boy, and hold him up with thy hand, - for, a great nation, will I make him.

And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water, - and went and filled the skin with water, and gave drink unto the boy

And it came to pass that God was with the boy, and he grew, - and dwelt in the desert, and he became as he grew up, an archer,

And he dwelt in the desert of Paran, - and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.