Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 16

1Now Abram’sאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802Saraiוְשָׂרַי֙ve.sa.RaiH8297had borneיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205himnoלֹ֥אlo'H3808children, butshe had an Egyptianמִצְרִ֖יתmitz.RitH4713maidservantשִׁפְחָ֥הshif.ChahH8198namedוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034Hagarהָגָֽר׃ha.GarH1904.

2So Saraiשָׂרַ֜יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87, “Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֞אna'H4994,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has prevented meעֲצָרַ֤נִי'a.tza.Ra.niH6113from bearingמִלֶּ֔דֶתmi.Le.detH3205children.Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994goבֹּא־bo'-H935toאֶל־'el-H413my maidservantשִׁפְחָתִ֔יshif.cha.TiH8198;perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194I can build a familyאִבָּנֶ֖ה'i.ba.NehH1129by herמִמֵּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480.”And Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963of Saraiשָׂרָֽי׃sa.RaiH8297.

3So afterמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093heאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87had livedלְשֶׁ֥בֶתle.She.vetH3427in Canaanבְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַןbe.'E.retz ke.Na.'anH776 H3667for tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, hisאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87אֶת־'et-H853wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297tookוַתִּקַּ֞חva.ti.KachH3947her Egyptianהַמִּצְרִית֙ha.mitz.RitH4713maidservantשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198Hagarהָגָ֤רha.GarH1904and gaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414herאֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853to Abramלְאַבְרָ֥םle.'av.RamH87אִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376to behis wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

4And he slept withוַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־vai.ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413Hagarהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904,and she conceivedוַתַּ֑הַרva.Ta.harH2029.But when Hagar realizedוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588she was pregnantהָרָ֔תָהha.Ra.tahH2029,she began to despiseוַתֵּקַ֥ל בְּעֵינֶֽיהָ׃va.te.Kal be.'ei.Nei.haH7043 H5869her mistressגְּבִרְתָּ֖הּge.vir.TahH1404.

5Then Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abramאַבְרָם֮'av.RamH87, “May the wrong done to meחֲמָסִ֣יcha.ma.SiH2555beupon youעָלֶיךָ֒'a.lei.KhaH5921!Iאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595deliveredנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my servantשִׁפְחָתִי֙shif.cha.TiH8198into your armsבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436,and ever since she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588she was pregnantהָרָ֔תָהha.Ra.tahH2029,she has treated me with contemptוָאֵקַ֖ל בְּעֵינֶ֑יהָva.'e.Kal be.'ei.Nei.haH7043 H5869.May the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֥טyish.PotH8199between you and meH996.”

6“Hereהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,”saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87אֶל־'el-H413שָׂרַ֗יsa.RaiH8297, “your servantשִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙shif.cha.teKhH8198is in your handsבְּיָדֵ֔ךְbe.ya.DekhH3027.Doעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213whatever you wantהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְbe.'ei.Na.yikhH5869with her.”Then Saraiשָׂרַ֔יsa.RaiH8297treatedוַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָva.te.'a.Ne.haH6031Hagarso harshly that she fledוַתִּבְרַ֖חva.tiv.RachH1272from herמִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃mi.pa.Nei.haH6440.

7Now the angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068foundוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּvai.yim.tza.'AhH4672Hagarbyעַל־'al-H5921a springעֵ֥ין'einH5869of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַל־ba.mid.Bar 'al-H4057 H5921—the springהָעַ֖יִןha.'A.yinH5869along the roadבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870to Shurשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7793.

8“Hagarהָגָ֞רha.GarH1904,servantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198of Saraiשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8297,”he saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “whereאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה'ei- mi.ZehH335 H2088have you come fromבָ֖אתvatH935,and whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֑כִיte.Le.khiH1980?” “I amאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595running awayבֹּרַֽחַת׃bo.Ra.chatH1272fromמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440my mistressגְּבִרְתִּ֔יge.vir.TiH1404Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297,”she repliedוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559.

9So the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559her, “Returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725toאֶל־'el-H413your mistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.TekhH1404and submitוְהִתְעַנִּ֖יve.hit.'a.NiH6031to her authorityתַּ֥חַת יָדֶֽיהָ׃Ta.chat ya.Dei.haH8478 H3027.”

10Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔הmal.'Akh Yah.wehH4397 H3068addedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will greatly multiplyH7235אֶת־'et-H853your offspringזַרְעֵ֑ךְzar.'EkhH2233so thatוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808they will be too numerousמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230to countיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608.”

11The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068proceededוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009,you have conceivedהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030and will bearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.And you shall name himוְקָרָ֤את שְׁמוֹ֙ve.ka.Rat she.MoH7121 H8034Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖ה אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413has heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085your cry of afflictionעָנְיֵֽךְ׃'a.ne.YekhH6040.

12Heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931will beיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961a wild donkeyפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501of amanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,and his handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027will be against everyoneבַכֹּ֔לva.KolH3605,and everyone’sכֹּ֖לkolH3605handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027against him;he will liveיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.KonH7931in hostilityוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921towardפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440allכָל־khol-H3605his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.”

13So Hagar gaveוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121this nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034to the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068who had spokenהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696to herאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413: “You areאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859the Godאֵ֣ל'elH410who sees meרֳאִ֑יro.'IH7210,”forכִּ֣יkiH3588she saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, “Hereהֲלֹ֛םha.LomH1988I haveהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571seenרָאִ֖יתִי אַחֲרֵ֥יra.'I.ti 'a.cha.ReiH7200 H310the One who sees meרֹאִֽי׃ro.'IH7200!”

14Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651the wellלַבְּאֵ֔רla.be.'ErH875was calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121Beer-lahai-roiH883.It is locatedהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009betweenבֵין־vein-H996Kadeshקָדֵ֖שׁ וּבֵ֥יןka.Desh u.VeinH6946 H996and Beredבָּֽרֶד׃Ba.redH1260.

15And Hagarהָגָ֛רha.GarH1904boreוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Abramלְאַבְרָ֖םle.'av.RamH87a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,and Abramאַבְרָ֧ם'av.RamH87gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458to the sonבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sheהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904had borneיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205.

16Abramוְאַבְרָ֕םve.'av.RamH87was eighty-sixשְׁמֹנִ֥ים וְשֵׁ֣שׁshe.mo.Nim ve.SheshH8084 H8337yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ שָׁנִ֑יםben- sha.NimH1121 H8141when Hagarהָגָ֥רha.GarH1904אֶת־'et-H853boreבְּלֶֽדֶת־be.le.det-H3205Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458to himלְאַבְרָֽם׃ סle.'av.RamH87.

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