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Genesis 16

1AndSaraiוְשָׂרַי֙ve.sa.RaiH8297Abram'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802didnotbearH3205him[childrenH3205].AndshehadanEgyptianמִצְרִ֖יתmitz.RitH4713maidservantשִׁפְחָ֥הshif.ChahH8198;andhernameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034wasHagarהָגָֽר׃ha.GarH1904.

2AndSaraiשָׂרַ֜יsa.RaiH8297saidH559toAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87,Beholdnow,JehovahhasshutH6113meup,thatIdonotbearH3205.Goבֹּא־bo'-H935in,Ipraythee,tomymaidservantשִׁפְחָתִ֔יshif.cha.TiH8198:itmaybethatIshallbebuiltH1129upbyher.AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87hearkenedtothevoiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963ofSaraiשָׂרָֽי׃sa.RaiH8297.

3AndSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297Abram'swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802tookH3947Hagarהָגָ֤רha.GarH1904,theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִית֙ha.mitz.RitH4713,hermaidservantשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198,attheendמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093oftenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141thatAbramH87haddweltH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,andgaveH5414hertoherhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376AbramH87,ashiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

4AndhewentH935intoHagarהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904,andsheconceivedH2029.AndwhenshesawH7200thatshehadconceivedH2029,hermistressגְּבִרְתָּ֖הּge.vir.TahH1404waslightlyesteemedinhereyesH5869.

5AndSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297saidH559toAbramאַבְרָם֮'av.RamH87,Mywrongbeonthee!IhavegivenH5414mymaidservantשִׁפְחָתִי֙shif.cha.TiH8198intothybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436;andnowsheseesH7200thatshehasconceivedH2029,IamlightlyesteemedinhereyesH5869.Jehovahjudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֥טyish.PotH8199betweenmeandthee!

6AndAbramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidH559toSaraiשָׂרַ֗יsa.RaiH8297,Behold, thymaidservantשִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙shif.cha.teKhH8198isinthyhandבְּיָדֵ֔ךְbe.ya.DekhH3027:dotoherwhatisgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896inthineeyesH5869.AndSaraiשָׂרַ֔יsa.RaiH8297oppressedher;andshefledH1272fromherfaceH6440.

7AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahfoundH4672herbyaspringעֵ֥ין'einH5869ofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,bythespringהָעַ֖יִןha.'A.yinH5869onthewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toShurשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7793.

8AndhesaidH559,Hagarהָגָ֞רha.GarH1904, Sarai'smaidservantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198, whence comest thou?andwhither art thougoingH935?AndshesaidH559,Iamfleeingבֹּרַֽחַת׃bo.Ra.chatH1272fromthefaceH6440ofmymistressגְּבִרְתִּ֔יge.vir.TiH1404SaraiH8297.

9AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559toher,Returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725tothymistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.TekhH1404,andsubmit thyselfunderherhandsיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.

10AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559toher,IwillmultiplyH7235thyseedH2233exceedingly,thatitshallnotbenumberedformultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

11AndtheAngelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahsaidH559toher,Behold, thou artwithchild,andshaltbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,andshaltcallוְקָרָ֤אתve.ka.RatH7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,becauseJehovahhath hearkenedtothy affliction.

12Andhewillbeיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961awild-assofamanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,hishandיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027againsteverymanH120,andeveryman'shandוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027againsthim;andheshalldwellיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.KonH7931beforethefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofallhisbrethren.

13Andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofJehovahwhospokeH1696toher, Thou arttheGodאֵ֣ל'elH410whorevealshimself,forshesaidH559,Alsoהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571hereהֲלֹ֛םha.LomH1988haveIseenH7200afterhehasrevealedhimself.

14ThereforeH3651thewellלַבְּאֵ֔רla.be.'ErH875wasnamedBeer-lahai-roiH883:behold,itisbetweenKadeshקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6946andBeredבָּֽרֶד׃Ba.redH1260.

15AndHagarהָגָ֛רha.GarH1904boreH3205Abramלְאַבְרָ֖םle.'av.RamH87asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;andAbramאַבְרָ֧ם'av.RamH87calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034ofhissonבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121whomHagarהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904boreH3205,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458.

16AndAbramוְאַבְרָ֕םve.'av.RamH87waseighty-sixשְׁמֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsH8141oldwhenHagarהָגָ֥רha.GarH1904boreH3205Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458toAbramלְאַבְרָֽם׃ סle.'av.RamH87.

Commentaries on Genesis 16

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