17 God heard the boy crying,(A) and the angel of God(B) called to Hagar from heaven(C) and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid;(D) God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.(E)

19 Then God opened her eyes(F) and she saw a well of water.(G) So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.

20 God was with the boy(H) as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. 21 While he was living in the Desert of Paran,(I) his mother got a wife for him(J) from Egypt.

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