Genesis 16:6-8

Easy-to-Read Version

⁶ But Abram said to Sarai, “She is your slave. You can do anything you want to her.” So Sarai was cruel to Hagar, and Hagar ran away.

Hagar’s Son Ishmael

⁷ The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert. The spring was by the road to Shur. ⁸ The angel said, “Hagar, Sarai’s slave girl, why are you here? Where are you going?”

Hagar said, “I am running away from Sarai.”