New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 16:1-5

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.”

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