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And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking Isaac.

And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

Therefore she said to Abraham, "Drive out this slave woman and her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be an heir with my son Isaac!"

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.

The matter distressed Abraham greatly because of his son Ishmael.

And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.

But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed because of the boy and your slave woman; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac your descendants shall be named.

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.

"And of the son of the slave woman I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant."

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

So Abraham got up early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water, and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

And 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 Beersheba.

When the water in the skin was used up, she left the boy under one of the bushes.

And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, "May I not see the boy die!" And she sat opposite him, and raised her voice and wept.

And 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.

God heard the boy crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

And 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.

"Get up, lift up the boy, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him."

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

And 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.

And God was with the boy, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.