Now  ¹Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children; and she had an Egyptian female servant, whose name was  ¹Hagar.

And Sarai said to Abram, Because Jehovah has prevented me from bearing, please go in to my female servant; perhaps I will  ¹have children through her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

So after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her female servant, and gave her to Abram her husband to be a wife.

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

And Sarai said to Abram, May the wrong done to me be upon you. I gave my female servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. May Jehovah judge between me and you.

And Abram said to Sarai, Your female servant is now in your hand; do to her what is good in your eyes. So Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from before her.

And the  ¹Angel of Jehovah found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.

And He said, Hagar, Sarai's female servant, where did you come from and where are you going? And she said, I am fleeing from before my mistress Sarai.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, I will greatly multiply your seed, so that it will not be counted for multitude.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her,
You have now conceived
And will bear a son,
And you shall call his name  ¹Ishmael,
Because Jehovah has heard of your affliction.

And he will be a wild ass of a man;
His hand will be against everyone,
And everyone's hand, against him;
And he will settle down opposite all his brothers.

And she called the name of Jehovah who spoke to her,  ¹You are a  ²God who reveals Himself, for she said,  ³Do I even remain here after He has revealed Himself to me?

Therefore the well was called  ¹Beer-lahai-roi; there it is, between Kadesh and Bered.

And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore,  ¹Ishmael.

And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

And when Abram was  ¹ninety-nine years old, Jehovah appeared to Abram and said to him,
I am the  ²All-sufficient God;
 ³Walk before Me, and be  ³perfect.

And I will make My covenant between Me and you,
And I will multiply you exceedingly.

And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

As for Me, this is My covenant with you,
And you shall become the father of a multitude of  ¹nations.

Your name shall no longer be called  ¹Abram,
But your name shall be  ²Abraham;
For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

And I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you.

And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your seed after you.

And I will give to you and to your seed after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

And God said to Abraham, And as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.

This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your seed after you: Every male among you shall be  ¹circumcised.

And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be a  ¹sign of a covenant between Me and you.

And he who is  ¹eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your seed.

He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised; thus My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

But as for the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be  ¹cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.

And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name  ¹Sarai, but her name shall be  ²Sarah.

And I will bless her, and I will also give you a son  ¹by her. Indeed, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come forth from her.

Then Abraham fell upon his face and laughed and said in his heart, Will a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?

And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before You!

But God said, No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name  ¹Isaac; and I will  ²establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

And as for Ishmael, I have heard you; indeed, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. Twelve princes will he beget, and I will make of him a great nation.

But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this  ¹appointed time next year.

And when He finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

And Abraham took Ishmael his son and all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on the very same day, as God had said to him.

And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

On the very same day Abraham was circumcised as well as Ishmael his son.

And all the men of his house, those born in the house and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

And Jehovah appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day.

And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and there were three  ¹men standing opposite him. And when he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them. And he bowed down to the earth

And said, My Lord, if I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass on from Your servant.

Please let a little water be fetched, and do wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

And let me fetch a morsel of bread that you may sustain yourselves. After that you may pass on, since you have come to your servant. So they said, Do as you have said.

And Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, Quickly prepare three  ¹measures of fine flour, knead it, and make  ²cakes.

And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, and he hurried to prepare it.

And he took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set them before them; and he stood by them under the tree while they ate.

And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, There, in the tent.

And He said, I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and then Sarah your wife shall have a son. And Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind Him.

Now Abraham and Sarah were old and advanced in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah according to the manner of women.

And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have become old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I indeed bear a child when I am old?

Is anything too marvelous for Jehovah? At the  ¹appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

Then Sarah denied it, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.

And the men rose up from there and looked down upon Sodom. And Abraham walked with them to send them away.

And Jehovah said,  ¹Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,

Since Abraham will indeed become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of Jehovah by doing righteousness and justice, that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken concerning him.

And Jehovah said, The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah, how great it is; and their sin, how very heavy it is!

I shall go down and see whether they have done altogether according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know.

And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham  ¹remained standing before Jehovah.

And Abraham came near and said, Will You indeed destroy the  ¹righteous with the wicked?

Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed destroy and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?

 ¹Far be it from You to do such a thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked. Far be it from You! Shall the Judge of all the earth not do justly?

And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.

And Abraham answered and said, Now behold, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord, though I am but dust and ashes.

Suppose the fifty righteous are lacking five, will You destroy the whole city because of five? And He said, I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.

And he spoke to Him yet again and said, Suppose forty are found there? And He said, I will not do it, because of the forty.

And he said, Oh may the Lord not be angry if I speak. Suppose thirty are found there? And He said, I will not do it if I find thirty there.

And he said, Now behold, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there? And He said, I will not destroy it, because of the twenty.

And he said, Oh let the Lord not be angry if I speak yet once more. Suppose ten are found there? And He said, I will not destroy it, because of the ten.

And Jehovah went away as soon as He had finished  ¹speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.