- Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she thought, "I cannot watch the boy die." And as she sat there nearby, she began to sob.
- God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
- Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation."
- Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
- God was with the boy as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer.
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- Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, "Do not let me see the boy die." And she sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice and wept.
- God heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
- "Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him."
- Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the skin with water and gave the lad a drink.
- God was with the lad, and he grew; and he lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
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