15 When the water ran out, she left the boy under one of the bushes. 16 She went and sat down some way off, a few hundred yards away,21:16. "A few hundred yards away": literally, "a bowshot." saying, "I can’t bear to watch my son die!" As she sat down she burst into tears.
17 God heard the boy’s cries, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her, "What’s the matter, Hagar? Don’t be afraid! God has heard the boy crying from where he is.
19 God opened her eyes and she saw a well nearby. She went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.