New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 16:1-4

1NowSaraiוְשָׂרַי֙ve.sa.RaiH8297,Abram’sאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,had not borneH3205him aH3205childH3205, but she hadan Egyptianמִצְרִ֖יתmitz.RitH4713slaveH8198womanH8198whose nameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034was Hagarהָגָֽר׃ha.GarH1904.

2So Saraiשָׂרַ֜יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87, “Seeהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֞אna'H4994,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has preventedעֲצָרַ֤נִי'a.tza.Ra.niH6113me from bearingמִלֶּ֔דֶתmi.Le.detH3205children.Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994haveH935relationsH935withH935my slaveH8198womanH8198;perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194I willobtainH1129childrenH1129throughמִמֵּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480her.” And Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963of Saraiשָׂרָֽי׃sa.RaiH8297.

3And soafterH4480Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87had livedלְשֶׁ֥בֶתle.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 slaveH8198womanH8198,and gaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414her to her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376Abramלְאַבְרָ֥םle.'av.RamH87as his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

4Then he hadH935relationsH935withH935Hagarהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904,and she conceivedוַתַּ֑הַרva.Ta.harH2029; and when HagarbecameH7200awareH7200that she had conceivedהָרָ֔תָהha.Ra.tahH2029,her mistressגְּבִרְתָּ֖הּge.vir.TahH1404wasH7043insignificantוַתֵּקַ֥לva.te.KalH7043in her sightבְּעֵינֶֽיהָ׃be.'ei.Nei.haH5869.

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