New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 16

Sarai and Hagar

1NowSaraiוְשָׂרַי֙ve.sa.RaiH8297,Abram’sאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802had borneיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205him noלֹ֥אlo'H3808children, and she hadan Egyptianמִצְרִ֖יתmitz.RitH4713maidשִׁפְחָ֥הshif.ChahH8198whose nameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034was Hagarהָגָֽר׃ha.GarH1904.

2So Saraiשָׂרַ֜יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87, “Nowנָ֞אna'H4994beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has preventedעֲצָרַ֤נִי'a.tza.Ra.niH6113me from bearingמִלֶּ֔דֶתmi.Le.detH3205children.Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994goבֹּא־bo'-H935in to my maidשִׁפְחָתִ֔יshif.cha.TiH8198;perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194I willobtainH1129childrenH1129throughמִמֵּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480her.” And Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963of Saraiשָׂרָֽי׃sa.RaiH8297.

3AfterH4480Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87hadlivedלְשֶׁ֥בֶתle.She.vetH3427tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,Abram’sאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297tookוַתִּקַּ֞חva.ti.KachH3947Hagarהָגָ֤רha.GarH1904the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִית֙ha.mitz.RitH4713,her maidשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198,and gaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414her to her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376Abramלְאַבְרָ֥םle.'av.RamH87as his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

4He wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in to Hagarהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904,and she conceivedוַתַּ֑הַרva.Ta.harH2029;and when she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200that she had conceivedהָרָ֔תָהha.Ra.tahH2029,her mistressגְּבִרְתָּ֖הּge.vir.TahH1404was despisedוַתֵּקַ֥לva.te.KalH7043in her sightבְּעֵינֶֽיהָ׃be.'ei.Nei.haH5869.

5And Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to Abramאַבְרָם֮'av.RamH87, “May the wrongחֲמָסִ֣יcha.ma.SiH2555done me be upon you. I gaveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my maidשִׁפְחָתִי֙shif.cha.TiH8198into yourarmsבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436,but when she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200that she had conceivedהָרָ֔תָהha.Ra.tahH2029,I was despisedוָאֵקַ֖לva.'e.KalH7043in hersightבְּעֵינֶ֑יהָbe.'ei.Nei.haH5869.May the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֥טyish.PotH8199betweenH996you and me.”

6But Abramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saraiשָׂרַ֗יsa.RaiH8297, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,your maidשִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙shif.cha.teKhH8198is in yourpowerבְּיָדֵ֔ךְbe.ya.DekhH3027;doעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213to her whatH2896is goodH2896in yoursightבְּעֵינָ֑יִךְbe.'ei.Na.yikhH5869.”So Saraiשָׂרַ֔יsa.RaiH8297treatedH6031her harshlyH6031, andshe fledוַתִּבְרַ֖חva.tiv.RachH1272from her presenceמִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃mi.pa.Nei.haH6440.

7Nowthe angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068foundוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּvai.yim.tza.'AhH4672her by a springH5871of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,by the springH5871on the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toShurשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7793.

8He saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “Hagarהָגָ֞רha.GarH1904,Sarai’sשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8297maidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198,whereאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה'ei- mi.ZehH335 H2088have you comeבָ֖אתvatH935from and whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֑כִיte.Le.khiH1980?”And she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I am fleeingבֹּרַֽחַת׃bo.Ra.chatH1272from the presenceמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of my mistressגְּבִרְתִּ֔יge.vir.TiH1404Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297.”

9Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725to your mistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.TekhH1404,and submitוְהִתְעַנִּ֖יve.hit.'a.NiH6031yourselfto her authorityיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.”

10Moreover, theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “I will greatlyהַרְבָּ֥הhar.BahH7235multiplyאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH7235yourdescendantsזַרְעֵ֑ךְzar.'EkhH2233so thatthey will be tooוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808manyמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230to countיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608.”

11The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her further, “Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009,you are with childהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030,And you will bearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;And you shall callוְקָרָ֤אתve.ka.RatH7121his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has givenH8085heedH8085to your afflictionעָנְיֵֽךְ׃'a.ne.YekhH6040.

12He will be awildפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501donkeyH6501of a manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,His handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027will beagainst everyoneבַכֹּ֔לva.KolH3605,And everyone’sכֹּ֖לkolH3605handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027will be against him; And he willliveיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.KonH7931to the eastפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.”

13Then she calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068who spokeהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696to her, “You area Godאֵ֣ל'elH410whoH7210seesH7200”;for she saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, “Have I evenהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571remainedH7200aliveH7200hereהֲלֹ֛םha.LomH1988afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310seeingH7210Him?”

14Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651the wellלַבְּאֵ֔רla.be.'ErH875was calledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121Beer-lahai-roiH883;beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,it is betweenH996Kadeshקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6946and Beredבָּֽרֶד׃Ba.redH1260.

15So Hagarהָגָ֛רha.GarH1904boreוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Abramלְאַבְרָ֖םle.'av.RamH87a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;and Abramאַבְרָ֧ם'av.RamH87calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of his sonבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Hagarהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904boreיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458.

16AbramH87waseighty-sixשְׁמֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when Hagarהָגָ֥רha.GarH1904boreבְּלֶֽדֶת־be.le.det-H3205Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458to him.

Sarai and Hagar

Commentaries on Genesis 16