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Genesis 16:7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Genesis 16:7 NLT

The angel of the LORD found Hagar beside a spring of water in the wilderness, along the road to Shur.

Genesis 16:8 NLT

The angel said to her, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress, Sarai,” she replied.

Genesis 16:9 NLT

The angel of the LORD said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority.”

Genesis 16:10 NLT

Then he added, “I will give you more descendants than you can count.”

Genesis 16:11 NLT

And the angel also said, “You are now pregnant and will give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael (which means ‘God hears’), for the LORD has heard your cry of distress.

Genesis 16:12 NLT

This son of yours will be a wild man, as untamed as a wild donkey! He will raise his fist against everyone, and everyone will be against him. Yes, he will live in open hostility against all his relatives.”

Genesis 16:13 NLT

Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the LORD, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are the God who sees me.” She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?”