New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 16:2-13
2So SaraiH8297 saidH559 to AbramH87, “NowH4994 beholdH2009, the LordH3068 has preventedH6113 me from bearingH3205 children. 1PleaseH4994 goH935 in to my maidH8198; perhapsH194 I will 2obtainH1129 childrenH1129 throughH4480 her.” And AbramH87 listenedH8085 to the voiceH6963 of SaraiH8297. 3AfterH4480 AbramH87 had 3livedH3427 4tenH6235 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. 4He wentH935 in to HagarH1904, and she conceivedH2029; and when she sawH7200 that she had conceivedH2029, her mistressH1404 was despisedH7043 in her sightH5869. 5And SaraiH8297 saidH559 to AbramH87, “5May the wrongH2555 done me be upon you. I gaveH5414 my maidH8198 into your 6armsH2436, but when she sawH7200 that she had conceivedH2029, I was despisedH7043 in her 7sightH5869. 8May the LordH3068 judgeH8199 betweenH996 9you and me.” 6But AbramH87 saidH559 to SaraiH8297, “BeholdH2009, your maidH8198 is in your 10powerH3027; doH6213 to her whatH2896 is goodH2896 in your 11sightH5869.” So SaraiH8297 treatedH6031 her harshlyH6031, and 12she fledH1272 from her presenceH6440.
7Now 13the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 foundH4672 her by a springH5871 of waterH4325 in the wildernessH4057, by the springH5871 on the wayH1870 to 14ShurH7793. 8He saidH559, “HagarH1904, Sarai’sH8297 maidH8198, 15whereH335H2088 have you comeH935 from and whereH575 are you goingH1980?” And she saidH559, “I am fleeingH1272 from the presenceH6440 of my mistressH1404 SaraiH8297.” 9Then the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 saidH559 to her, “ReturnH7725 to your mistressH1404, and submitH6031 yourself 16to her authorityH3027.” 10Moreover, the 17angelH4397 of the LordH3068 saidH559 to her, “18I will greatlyH7235 multiplyH7235 your 19descendantsH2233 so that 20they will be tooH3808 manyH7230 to countH5608.” 11The angelH4397 of the LordH3068 saidH559 to her further, “BeholdH2009, you are with childH2030, And you will bearH3205 a sonH1121; And you shall callH7121 his nameH8034 21IshmaelH3458, BecauseH3588 22the LordH3068 23has givenH8085 heedH8085 to your afflictionH6040.12He will be a 24wildH6501 donkeyH6501 of a manH120, His handH3027 will be against everyoneH3605, And everyone’sH3605 handH3027 will be against him; And he will 25liveH7931 2627to the eastH6440 of allH3605 his brothersH251.” 13Then she calledH7121 the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 who spokeH1696 to her, “28You are 29a GodH410 whoH7210 seesH7200”; for she saidH559, “30Have I evenH1571 31remainedH7200 aliveH7200 hereH1988 afterH310 seeingH7210 Him?”
Notes
- 1. Genesis 16:2 Gen 30:3, 4, 9, 10 ↩
- 2. Genesis 16:2 Lit be built from her ↩
- 3. Genesis 16:3 Lit dwelt ↩
- 4. Genesis 16:3 Gen 12:4 ↩
- 5. Genesis 16:5 Jer 51:35 ↩
- 6. Genesis 16:5 Lit bosom ↩
- 7. Genesis 16:5 Lit eyes ↩
- 8. Genesis 16:5 Gen 31:53; Ex 5:21 ↩
- 9. Genesis 16:5 Lit me and you ↩
- 10. Genesis 16:6 Lit hand ↩
- 11. Genesis 16:6 Lit eyes ↩
- 12. Genesis 16:6 Gen 16:9 ↩
- 13. Genesis 16:7 Gen 21:17, 18; 22:11, 15; 31:11 ↩
- 14. Genesis 16:7 Gen 20:1; 25:18 ↩
- 15. Genesis 16:8 Gen 3:9; 1 Kin 19:9, 13 ↩
- 16. Genesis 16:9 Lit under her hands ↩
- 17. Genesis 16:10 Gen 22:15-18 ↩
- 18. Genesis 16:10 Gen 17:20 ↩
- 19. Genesis 16:10 Lit seed ↩
- 20. Genesis 16:10 Or it shall not be counted for multitude ↩
- 21. Genesis 16:11 I.e. God hears ↩
- 22. Genesis 16:11 Ex 2:23, 24; 3:7, 9 ↩
- 23. Genesis 16:11 Lit has heard ↩
- 24. Genesis 16:12 Job 24:5; 39:5-8 ↩
- 25. Genesis 16:12 Lit dwell ↩
- 26. Genesis 16:12 Lit before the face of; or in defiance of ↩
- 27. Genesis 16:12 Gen 25:18 ↩
- 28. Genesis 16:13 Or You, God, see me ↩
- 29. Genesis 16:13 Heb El roi ↩
- 30. Genesis 16:13 Gen 32:30; Ps 139:1-12 ↩
- 31. Genesis 16:13 Lit seen here after the one who saw me ↩
Commentaries on Genesis 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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