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Now Abram's wife Sarai had {still} not given birth to {any} children for him, but she owned an Egyptian servant woman whose name was Hagar. 2 So she told Abram, "Please listen {to this}: Yahweh has not allowed me to have children. {So} please sleep with my servant {Hagar}. Maybe I can have a family through her {children}." Abram agreed to do what Sarai requested. 3 {This all happened} after Abram {and his family} had lived in the land of Canaan for ten years. {That is when} his wife Sarai gave her Egyptian servant Hagar to him to be his {second} wife.4 So Abram slept with Hagar and she became pregnant. But when she realized that she was pregnant, she started to disrespect her mistress {Sarai}. 5 So Sarai complained to Abram, "It is your fault that I am suffering! I gave my servant to you {to sleep with}, but now that she realizes that she is pregnant, she disrespects me! I ask Yahweh to judge whether it is you or I who is responsible {for this}!” 6 Abram replied to her, "Listen, you are in charge of your servant. Do with her what{ever} you think is best.”
Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she ran away {from home to get away} from her. 7 Then one of Yahweh's angels came to Hagar by a spring of water in the desert. It was the spring beside the road to {the city of} Shur. 8 And the angel asked {her}, "Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from, and where are you headed?” She answered {him}, "I am running away from my mistress Sarai.” 9 Then Yahweh's angel told her, "Go back {home} to your mistress and {humbly} obey her {as her servant}.”
10 Then the angel added, "I {Yahweh} will give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all.”
11 Then the angel {also} told her, "Listen, {as you know,} you are pregnant. You will have a son, and you are to name him Ishmael, {which means "God listens,”} because Yahweh listened to you when you were suffering {and helped you}. 12 {When Ishmael grows up,} he will be {proud and free} like a wild donkey. He will fight against everyone, and everyone will fight against him. In fact, he will {even} be hostile toward all his relatives.”
13 Then Hagar gave the name El Roi to Yahweh who had spoken to her, because she exclaimed {to herself}, "I just now saw here the back of God who sees me!“ {El Roi means, "the God who sees.”} 14 That is why the name of that well is Beer Lahai Roi {which means "Well of the Living One who sees me”}. It is {still} there between {the cities of} Kadesh and Bered.