King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

KJVu: 1 The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised.

Notes: "Spoken" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H1696 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, A primitive root;1 perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue — answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.."

KJV:   2 For Sarah conceived , and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

KJVu: 2 For Sarah conceived and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

KJV:   3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

KJVu: 3 Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, by Sarah, Isaac.

KJV:   4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

KJVu: 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

KJV:   5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. him.

KJVu: 5 Abraham was 100 years old, when his son Isaac was born to him.

KJV:   6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

KJVu: 6 Sarah said, "God has made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. "

KJV:   7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

KJVu: 7 And she said, "Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age. "

Notes: "Suck" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3243 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "give milk, nursing mother, give, make to sucking child, - A primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk — milch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling)."

KJV:   8 And the child grew, and was weaned : and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

KJVu: 8 The child grew, and was weaned , and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

KJV:   9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

KJVu: 9 Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

KJV:   10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son : for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

KJVu: 10 Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this bondwoman and her son , for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, Isaac. "

KJV:   11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

KJVu: 11 This was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

KJV:   12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman ; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice ; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

KJVu: 12 And God said to Abraham, "Do not let it be grievous in your sight because of the lad, and because of your bondwoman . In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice , for in Isaac shall your descendants be called.

KJV:   13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

KJVu: 13 And also , I will make a nation of the son of the bondwoman, because he is your seed.

KJV:   14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away : and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

KJVu: 14 Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and sent her away with the child, and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

KJV:   15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

KJVu: 15 And when the water in the bottle was finished, she set down the child under one of the shrubs.

Notes:
- "Spent" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3615 with a Strong’s definition of "to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent." - "Cast" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7993 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "adventure, cast away, down, forth, off, out, hurl, pluck, - A primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively) — adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.."

KJV:   16 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot : for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

KJVu: 16 And she went and sat herself down opposite him a good way off, about a bowshot away . For she said, "Do not let me see the death of the child. " And she sat opposite him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

Notes: "Over against" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5048 with a Strong’s definition of "in front of, in sight of, opposite to."

KJV:   17 And God heard the voice of the lad ; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

KJVu: 17 God heard the voice of the lad , and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, "What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not , for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Notes: "Aileth" highlighted in the KJV verse is defined in the Webster’s 1828 Dictionary as "To trouble; to affect with uneasiness, either of body or mind; used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him. 'What aileth thee, Hagar?' Genesis 21:17."

KJV:   18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation.

KJVu: 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in your hand , for I will make him a great nation.

KJV:   19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water ; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

KJVu: 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water . She went and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad a drink.

KJV:   20 And God was with the lad ; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

KJVu: 20 And God was with the lad , and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

KJV:   21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran : and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

KJVu: 21 He dwelt in the wilderness of Paran , and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

KJV:   22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

KJVu: 22 It came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do.

Notes: "Host" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6635 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "appointed time, army, battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, — Or (feminine) tsbadah {tseb-aw-aw'}; from tsaba'; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. Organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship) — appointed time, () army, () battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare)."

KJV:   23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son : but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

KJVu: 23 Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, or with my son, or with my son’s son , but according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land where you have dwelt."

KJV:   24 And Abraham said, I will swear.

KJVu: 24 And Abraham said, "I will swear. "

KJV:   25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

KJVu: 25 Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

KJV:   25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

KJVu: 25 Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

KJV:   26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing : neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

KJVu: 26 And Abimelech said, "I do not know who has done this thing , neither did you tell me, nor had I heard of it, until today."

KJV:   27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech ; and both of them made a covenant.

KJVu: 27 Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech , and both of them made a covenant.

KJV:   29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

KJVu: 29 Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs mean, that you have set by themselves?"

KJV:   30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

KJVu: 30 And he said, "You shall take from my hand these seven ewe lambs, so that they may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well."

KJV:   31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba ; because there they sware both of them.

KJVu: 31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba , because they both swore there.

KJV:   32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba : then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

KJVu: 32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba . Then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines.

KJV:   33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

KJVu: 33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

KJV:   34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.

KJVu: 34 And Abraham dwelt in the Philistines' land many days.