Genesis 16
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Genesis 16:1-3

1Now 1SaraiH8297, Abram’sH87 wifeH802 had borneH3205 him noH3808 children, and she had 2an EgyptianH4713 maidH8198 whose nameH8034 was HagarH1904.

2So SaraiH8297 saidH559 to AbramH87, “NowH4994 beholdH2009, the LordH3068 has preventedH6113 me from bearingH3205 children. 3PleaseH4994 goH935 in to my maidH8198; perhapsH194 I will 4obtainH1129 childrenH1129 throughH4480 her.” And AbramH87 listenedH8085 to the voiceH6963 of SaraiH8297.

3AfterH4480 AbramH87 had 5livedH3427 6tenH6235 yearsH8141 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667, Abram’sH87 wifeH802 SaraiH8297 tookH3947 HagarH1904 the EgyptianH4713, her maidH8198, and gaveH5414 her to her husbandH376 AbramH87 as his wifeH802.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 16:1 Gen 11:30 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 16:1 Gen 12:16 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 16:2 Gen 30:3, 4, 9, 10 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 16:2 Lit be built from her ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 16:3 Lit dwelt ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 16:3 Gen 12:4 ↩

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