Sarai's gift to Abram -- God does not acknowledge Hagar as Abram's wife Ishmael born -- Sarai is promised a child.

¹⁾Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children:. andAnd she had ana handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

²⁾And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold, now, the LORDLord hath restrained me from bearing:; I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened tounto the voice of Sarai.

³⁾And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband, Abram, to be his wife.

⁴⁾And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived:; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

⁵⁾And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong beis upon thee:; I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes:; the LORDLord judge between me and thee.

⁶⁾But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thinethy handhands; do to her as it pleaseth thee.

⁷⁾And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

⁷⁸⁾And thean angel of the LORDLord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

⁸⁹⁾And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camestcomest thou?, and whither wilt thou go? Andand she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

⁹¹⁰⁾And the angel of the LORDLord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself underunto her hands.

¹⁰¹¹⁾And the angel of the LORDLord said unto her, IThe Lord will multiply thy seed exceedingly, so that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

¹¹¹²⁾And the angel of the LORDLord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shaltshall call his name Ishmael;: because the LORDLord hath heard thy afflictionafflictions.

¹²¹³⁾And he will be a wild man; and his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

¹³¹⁴⁾And she called the name of the LORDangel that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? 14)Whereforeof the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and BeredLord.

¹⁵⁾And he spake unto her, saying, Knowest thou that God seest thee?

¹⁶⁾And she said, I know that God seest me, for I have also here looked after him.

¹⁷⁾And there was a well between Kadesh and Bered, near where Hagar baresaw the angel.

¹⁸⁾And the name of the angel was Beer-la-hai-roi; wherefore the well was called Beer-la-hai-roi for a memorial.

¹⁹⁾And Hagar bear Abram a son:; and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar barebear, Ishmael.

¹⁶²⁰⁾And Abram was fourscorefour-score and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.