16. And she went and sat down about a bowshot away, for she said, “Let me not see the death of the boy.” And she sat opposite him, and lifted her voice and wept.
17. And Elohim heard the voice of the boy, and the messenger of Elohim called to Hag̅ar from the heavens, and said to her, “What is the matter with you, Hag̅ar? Do not fear, for Elohim has heard the voice of the boy where he is.
18. “Arise, lift up the boy and hold him with your hand, for I make a great nation of him.”
19. And Elohim opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the boy a drink.
20. And Elohim was with the boy, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21. And he dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Mitsrayim.
22. And it came to be at that time that Aḇimeleḵ and Piḵol, the commander of his army, spoke to Aḇraham, saying, “Elohim is with you in all that you do.
23. “And now, swear to me by Elohim, not to be untrue to me, to my offspring, or to my descendants. Do to me according to the kindness that I have done to you and to the land in which you have dwelt.”
24. And Aḇraham said, “I swear.”