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Genesis 16:1-6

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.

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