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Rh will say, I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.

And the messenger of Jehovah will say to her, Turn back to thy mistress and be humbled under her hands.

And the messenger of Jehovah will say to her, Multiplying, I will multiply thy seed, and it shall not be counted for multitude.

And the messenger of Jehovah will say to her, Behold, thou being great with child, and will bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, for Jehovah listened to thy humiliation.

And he shall be an unrestrained man; his hand against every one, and every one's hand against him; and before the face of all his brethren shall he dwell.

And she will call the name of Jehovah, having spoken to her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Here also I looked after him seeing me.

For this, the well was called, The well of him seeing me; behold, between Kadesh and between Bered.

And Hagar brought forth a son to Abram, and Abram shall call his name which Hagar brought forth, Ishmael.

And Abram the son of eighty years and six years, in Hagar's bearing Ishmael to Abram.

ND Abram shall be the son of ninety years and nine years: Jehovah shall be seen to Abram and will say to him, I am God Almighty; walk thou before me, and be complete.

And I will give my covenant between me and between thee, and I will multiply thee with might exceedingly.

And Abram will fall upon his face, and God will speak to him, saying,

I, behold my covenant with thee, thou being father of a multitude of nations.

And thy name shall no more be called Abram, and thy name shall be Abraham, for the father of a multitude of nations have I given thee.

And I made thee fruitful with might exceedingly, and I gave thee for nations, and kings shall come forth from thee.

And I set up my covenant between me and between thee, and between thy seed after thee to their generations for a covenant of eternity; to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee.

And I gave to thee and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings with all the land of Canaan for an eternal possession; and I was God to them.

And God will say to Abraham, Thou shalt watch my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee to their generations.

This my covenant which ye shall watch between me and beween you, and between thy seed after thee; every male among you to be circumcised.

And ye circumcised the flesh of your uncircumcision; and it was for a sign of the covenant between me and between you.

And the son of eight days shall be circumcised, every male of your generations being born in the house, and he bought with silver, from. every son of the stranger which is not of thy seed.

He shall be circumcised with circumcising, he being born in thy house, and bought with thy silver: and my covenant was in your flesh for an eternal covenant.

And the uncircumcised male which shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his uncircumcision, and that soul shall be cut off from its people: he broke my covenant.

And God Avill say to Abraham, Sarai, thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, for Sarah her name.

And I blessed her, and I gave thee also a son of her: and I blessed her and she was for nations, and kings of people shall be from her.

And Abraham will fall upon his face and laugh, and will say in his heart, Shall there be born to the son of a hundred years? and shall Sarah the daughter of ninety years, bring forth?

And Abraham will say to God, for Ishmael to live before thee!

And God will say, Truly, Sarah thy wife, shall bring forth to thee a son, and shall call his name Isaak: and