17 And ^aGod heard the voice of the lad. Then the ^bangel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.  ‡

18 Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for ^aI will make him a great nation.”  ‡

20 So God ^awas with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, ^band became an archer.  ‡

21 He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother ^atook a wife for him from the land of Egypt.  ‡