Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
And as for Ish´ma-el, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.