Genesis 21

And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

Just as promised, the LORD turned His care to Sarah and did for her what He had said, fulfilling His words with love and truth.

For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

Sarah, filled with joy, gave birth to Abraham's son in his later years, just as God had promised.

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

With overwhelming joy and love, Abraham named his newborn son, born to him by Sarah, as Isaac.

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

With a heart full of obedience and love for God, Abraham performed the sacred ritual of circumcision on his eight-day-old son, Isaac, just as God had instructed him.

And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.

At the ripe age of a hundred, filled with joy and wonder, Abraham became a father to his son, Isaac.

And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

Sarah joyfully exclaimed, "God has filled me with laughter, and everyone who hears my story will laugh with me."

And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

She wondered aloud, "Who could have ever predicted that Sarah, at her age, would nurse a child for Abraham? Yet, here I am, having given him a son in his twilight years."

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

As Isaac matured, he no longer needed his mother's milk. To celebrate this milestone, Abraham threw a grand feast, filled with joy and laughter, on the very day Isaac was weaned.

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

Sarah noticed Hagar's son, whom she had given birth to for Abraham, making fun.

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.

So she pleaded with Abraham, "Send away this servant woman and her child. For her son will not share the inheritance with my own son, Isaac."

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

Abraham was deeply heartbroken and distressed over his son's situation.

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.

God gently reassured Abraham, "Don't be upset about the boy or your servant. Listen to Sarah's advice because your legacy will continue through Isaac."

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

I will also create a great nation from the son of your servant, for he too is your child.

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.

Abraham, with a heavy heart, woke at dawn. He packed bread and water, and handed it to Hagar. He gently placed it on her shoulder, along with their child, and bid her farewell. Tearfully, she left, lost and wandering in the desolate wilderness of Beersheba.

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

The water in the bottle had run out, and with a heavy heart, she gently placed her child beneath a nearby shrub.

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.

Overwhelmed by sorrow, she distanced herself from him, as far as an arrow could fly. She couldn't bear to witness the child's death. Sitting opposite him, she cried out, her voice echoing with her tears.

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.

God felt the boy's cries and an angel spoke from the heavens to Hagar, "Why are you upset, Hagar? Don't be afraid. God has heard your son's cries."

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

Stand up, pick up the boy, and hold him close; for I promise, he will lead a mighty nation.

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.

God gently lifted her veil of blindness, revealing a well brimming with water. Overwhelmed with relief, she rushed to fill her bottle, quenching her son's desperate thirst.

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

God never left the boy's side. As he matured in the solitude of the wilderness, he honed his skill as an archer.

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

He made his home in the wild expanse of Paran, while his mother, with love and hope, chose for him a bride from the vibrant land of Egypt.

And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

During that period, Abimelech and his army chief, Phichol, approached Abraham. They told him, "God is always by your side in everything you do."

Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

Promise me now, in God's name, that you won't betray me, my son, or my grandson. Instead, show me the same kindness I've shown you, and respect the land where you've been living.

And Abraham said, I will swear.

With a firm resolve, Abraham declared, "I give you my solemn oath."

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

Abraham confronted Abimelech, deeply upset because Abimelech's servants had forcefully stolen a well of water.

And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

Abimelech exclaimed, "I have no idea who did this! You didn't tell me, and I hadn't heard about it until today."

And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

Abraham, filled with generosity, gifted sheep and oxen to Abimelech. Together, they forged a heartfelt pact.

And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

Abraham, with a heavy heart, separated seven innocent lambs from their flock.

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

Abimelech, puzzled, asked Abraham, "Why have you separated these seven lambs?"

And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

He said, "Accept these seven lambs from me as proof that I dug this well with my own hands."

Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.

Thus, they named the place Beersheba, for it was there that they both made a solemn promise.

Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

So, they solemnly promised each other at Beersheba. Afterward, Abimelech and his army commander, Phichol, left peacefully to return to their homeland, the land of the Philistines.

And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

Abraham, in his deep devotion, planted a sacred grove in Beersheba. There, he passionately called out to God, the eternal one.

And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.

Abraham spent a long time living among the Philistines, feeling like a stranger in a foreign land.