16. And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off as far as a bow can carry, for she said: I will not see the boy die: and sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept.
17. And God heard the voice of the boy: and an angel of God called to Agar from heaven, saying: What art thou doing, Agar? fear not: for God hath heard the voice of the boy, from the place wherein he is.
18. Arise, take up the boy, and hold him by the hand: for I will make him a great nation.
19. And God opened her eyes: and she saw a well of water, and went and filled the bottle, and gave the boy to drink.
20. And God was with him: and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became a young man, an archer.
21. And he dwelt in the wilderness of Pharan, and his mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.