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Bereshis 16:7-16 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

7. And the Malach Hashem found her by a spring of mayim in the midbar, near the spring on the road to Shur.

8. And he said, Hagar, Sarai's shifchah, from where camest thou? And where wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my gevirah Sarai.

9. And the Malach Hashem said unto her, Return to thy gevirah, and submit thyself under her hands.

10. And the Malach Hashem said unto her, I will multiply thy zera exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

11. And the Malach Hashem said unto her, See, thou art with child and shalt bear ben, and shalt call shmo Yishmael; because Hashem shema thy oni (misery).

12. And he will be a pere adam; his yad will be against kol, and kol yad against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

13. And she called the Shem of Hashem Who spoke unto her, El Roi (G-d Who Sees); for she said, Have I also here seen after Him that seeth me?

14. Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; hinei, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15. And Hagar bore Avram ben; and Avram called shem bno, which Hagar bore, Yishmael (Ishmael).

16. And Avram was fourscore and six shanah when Hagar bore Yishmael to Avram.

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