Verse 15

Genesis 16:15

Bible in Basic English

15 And Hagar gave birth to a child, the son of Abram, to whom Abram gave the name of Ishmael.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/תֵּ֧לֶד הָגָ֛ר לְ/אַבְרָ֖ם בֵּ֑ן וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָ֧ם שֶׁם בְּנ֛/וֹ אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָ֥ה הָגָ֖ר יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל

English Translation

And Hagar bore a son to Abram, and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

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Chapter 16 Context

1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had given him no children; and she had a servant, a woman of Egypt whose na... Focus ↗

2 And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may... Focus ↗

3 So after Abram had been living for ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian s... Focus ↗

4 And he went in to Hagar and she became with child, and when she saw that she was with child, she no... Focus ↗

5 And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she sa... Focus ↗

6 And Abram said, The woman is in your power; do with her whatever seems good to you. And Sarai was cr... Focus ↗

7 And an angel of the Lord came to her by a fountain of water in the waste land, by the fountain on th... Focus ↗

8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from and where are you going? And she said,... Focus ↗

9 And the angel said to her, Go back, and put yourself under her authority. Focus ↗

10 And the angel of the Lord said, Your seed will be greatly increased so that it may not be numbered. Focus ↗

11 And the angel of the Lord said, See, you are with child and will give birth to a son, to whom you wi... Focus ↗

12 And he will be like a mountain ass among men; his hand will be against every man and every man's han... Focus ↗

13 And to the Lord who was talking with her she gave this name, You are a God (Elohim) who is seen; for... Focus ↗

14 So that fountain was named, Fountain of Life and Vision: it is between Kadesh and Bered. Focus ↗

15 And Hagar gave birth to a child, the son of Abram, to whom Abram gave the name of Ishmael.

16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael. Focus ↗

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