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And it was at that time at the end of a year and four months of Avraham's dwelling in the land of the Pelishtiym in Gerar, that Elohim visited Sarah, and Yahuah remembered her, and she conceived and bore a son to Avraham.
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And Avraham called the name of the son which was born to him, which Sarah bore to him, Yitschaq.
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And Avraham circumcised his son Yitschaq at eight days old, as Elohim had commanded Avraham to do to his seed after him; and Avraham was one hundred, and Sarah ninety years old, when Yitschaq was born to them.
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And the child grew up and he was weaned, and Avraham made a great feast upon the day that Yitschaq was weaned.
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And Shem and Eber and all the great people of the land, and Avimelekh king of the Pelishtiym, and his servants, and Phicol, the captain of his host, came to eat and drink and rejoice at the feast which Avraham made upon the day of his son Yitschaq's being weaned.
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Also Terach, the father of Avraham, and Nachor his brother, came from Charan, they and all belonging to them, for they greatly rejoiced on hearing that a son had been born to Sarah.
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And they came to Avraham, and they ate and drank at the feast which Avraham made upon the day of Yitschaq's being weaned.
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And Terach and Nachor rejoiced with Avraham, and they remained with him many days in the land of the Pelishtiym.
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At that time Serug the son of Reu died, in the first year of the birth of Yitschaq son of Avraham.
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And all the days of Serug were two hundred and thirty-nine years, and he died.
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And Yishma’el the son of Avraham was grown up in those days; he was fourteen years old when Sarah bore Yitschaq to Avraham.
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And Elohim was with Yishma’el the son of Avraham, and he grew up, and he learned to use the bow and became an archer.
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And when Yitschaq was five years old he was sitting with Yishma’el at the door of the tent.
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And Yishma’el came to Yitschaq and seated himself opposite to him, and he took the bow and drew it and put the arrow in it, and intended to slay Yitschaq.
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And Sarah saw the act which Yishma’el desired to do to her son Yitschaq, and it grieved her exceedingly on account of her son, and she sent for Avraham, and said to him, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, for her son shall not be heir with my son, for thus did he seek to do to him this day.
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And Avraham listened to the voice of Sarah, and he rose up early in the morning, and he took twelve loaves and a bottle of water which he gave to Hagar, and sent her away with her son, and Hagar went with her son to the wilderness, and they lived in the wilderness of Paran with the inhabitants of the wilderness, and Yishma’el was an archer, and he lived in the wilderness a long time.
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And he and his mother afterward went to the land of Mitsrayim, and they lived there, and Hagar took a wife for her son from Mitsrayim, and her name was Meribah.
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And the wife of Yishma’el conceived and bore four sons and two daughters, and Yishma’el and his mother and his wife and children afterward went and returned to the wilderness.
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And they made themselves tents in the wilderness, in which they lived, and they continued to travel and then to rest monthly and yearly.
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And Elohim gave Yishma’el flocks and herds and tents on account of Avraham his father, and the man increased in cattle.
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And Yishma’el lived in deserts and in tents, traveling and resting for a long time, and he did not see the face of his father.
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And in some time after, Avraham said to Sarah his wife, I will go and see my son Yishma’el, for I have a desire to see him, for I have not seen him for a long time.
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And Avraham rode upon one of his camels to the wilderness to seek his son Yishma’el, for he heard that he was dwelling in a tent in the wilderness with all belonging to him.
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And Avraham went to the wilderness, and he reached the tent of Yishma’el about noon, and he asked after Yishma’el, and he found the wife of Yishma’el sitting in the tent with her children, and Yishma’el her husband and his mother were not with them.
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And Avraham asked the wife of Yishma’el, saying, Where has Yishma’el gone? and she said, He has gone to the field to hunt, and Avraham was still mounted upon the camel, for he would not get off to the ground as he had sworn to his wife Sarah that he would not get off from the camel.
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And Avraham said to Yishma’el's wife, My daughter, give me a little water that I may drink, for I am fatigued from the journey.
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And Yishma’el's wife answered and said to Avraham, We have neither water nor bread, and she continued sitting in the tent and did not notice Avraham, neither did she ask him who he was.
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But she was beating her children in the tent, and she was cursing them, and she also cursed her husband Yishma’el and reproached him, and Avraham heard the words of Yishma’el's wife to her children, and he was very angry and displeased.
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And Avraham called to the woman to come out to him from the tent, and the woman came and stood opposite to Avraham, for Avraham was still mounted upon the camel.
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And Avraham said to Yishma’el's wife, When your husband Yishma’el returns home say these words to him,
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A very old man from the land of the Pelishtiym came here to seek you, and thus was his appearance and figure; I did not ask him who he was, and seeing you wast not here he spoke to me and said, When Yishma’el your husband returns tell him thus did this man say, When you come home put away this nail of the tent which you have placed here, and place another nail in its stead.
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And Avraham finished his instructions to the woman, and he turned and went off on the camel homeward.
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And after that Yishma’el came from the chase he and his mother, and returned to the tent, and his wife spoke these words to him,
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A very old man from the land of the Pelishtiym came to seek you, and thus was his appearance and figure; I did not ask him who he was, and seeing you wast not at home he said to me, When your husband comes home tell him, thus says the old man, Put away the nail of the tent which you have placed here and place another nail in its stead.
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And Yishma’el heard the words of his wife, and he knew that it was his father, and that his wife did not honor him.
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And Yishma’el understood his father's words that he had spoken to his wife, and Yishma’el listened to the voice of his father, and Yishma’el cast off that woman and she went away.
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And Yishma’el afterward went to the land of Kena’an, and he took another wife and he brought her to his tent to the place where he then lived.
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And at the end of three years Avraham said, I will go again and see Yishma’el my son, for I have not seen him for a long time.
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And he rode upon his camel and went to the wilderness, and he reached the tent of Yishma’el about noon.
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And he asked after Yishma’el, and his wife came out of the tent and she said, He is not here my lord, for he has gone to hunt in the fields, and to feed the camels, and the woman said to Avraham, Turn in my lord into the tent, and eat a morsel of bread, for your soul must be wearied on account of the journey.
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And Avraham said to her, I will not stop for I am in haste to continue my journey, but give me a little water to drink, for I have thirst; and the woman hastened and ran into the tent and she brought out water and bread to Avraham, which she placed before him and she urged him to eat, and he ate and drank and his heart was comforted and he blessed his son Yishma’el.
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And he finished his meal and he blessed Yahuah, and he said to Yishma’el's wife, When Yishma’el comes home say these words to him,
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A very old man from the land of the Pelishtiym came here and asked after you, and you wast not here; and I brought him out bread and water and he ate and drank and his heart was comforted.
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And he spoke these words to me: When Yishma’el your husband comes home, say to him, The nail of the tent which you have is very good, do not put it away from the tent.
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And Avraham finished commanding the woman, and he rode off to his home to the land of the Pelishtiym; and when Yishma’el came to his tent his wife went forth to meet him with joy and a cheerful heart.
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And she said to him, An old man came here from the land of the Pelishtiym and thus was his appearance, and he asked after you and you wast not here, so I brought out bread and water, and he ate and drank and his heart was comforted.
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And he spoke these words to me, When Yishma’el your husband comes home say to him, The nail of the tent which you have is very good, do not put it away from the tent.
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And Yishma’el knew that it was his father, and that his wife had honored him, and Yahuah blessed Yishma’el.