Genesis 21:9 - Plain English Version9 Then Sarah saw Ishmael laughing at Isaac. Ishmael was the son of Abraham and Hagar. Hagar was Sarah’s worker, and she was from Egypt country. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 Now Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking [Isaac]. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, mocking. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible9 Sarah saw Hagar’s son laughing, the one Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version9 And when Sarah had seen the son of Hagar the Egyptian playing with her son Isaac, she said to Abraham: Ver Capítulo |
And think a bit more about that story. Remember Ishmael, the 1st son. He was born because of things people did by themselves. But Isaac, the 2nd son, he was born by the power of the Holy Spirit. And you know, at that time, long ago, Ishmael gave Isaac a lot of trouble. And it is like that now too. The people that reckon we have to follow the law, they give the free people a lot of trouble.
Abram and Sarai lived in that Canaan country, and after they were there for 10 years, they still had no kids. Sarai had a woman from Egypt working for her, called Hagar. She was Sarai’s slave. That means Sarai owned Hagar, and Hagar had to do everything that Sarai told her to do. Sarai was sad because she had no kids, but she got an idea about how to get a baby for herself. So she said to Abram, “God has stopped me from having my own kids. But listen. I want you to sleep with Hagar, like she is your wife. You see, she belongs to me, so if she has a baby, that baby will really belong to me.” So Abram did that, just like Sarai said.