"Arise,liftup the lad,and holdhim by the hand,for I will makea greatnationof him."
Moreover, the angelof the LORDsaidto her, "I will greatlymultiplyyour descendantsso that they will be toomanyto count."
Now the angelof the LORDfoundher by a springof waterin the wilderness,by the springon the wayto Shur.
"As for Ishmael,I have heardyou; behold,I will blesshim, and will makehim fruitfuland will multiplyhim exceedingly.He shall becomethe fatherof twelveprinces,and I will makehim a greatnation.
"And of the sonof the maidI will makea nationalso,becausehe is your descendant."
But the angelof the LORDcalledto him from heavenand said,"Abraham,Abraham!"And he said,"HereI am."
