Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 16:1-4

1Now Saraiוְשָׂרַי֙ve.sa.RaiH8297Abram’sאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802bareH3205him noלֹ֥אlo'H3808childrenH3205:and she had an handmaidשִׁפְחָ֥הshif.ChahH8198,an Egyptianמִצְרִ֖יתmitz.RitH4713,whose nameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034wasHagarהָגָֽר׃ha.GarH1904.

2And Saraiשָׂרַ֜יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87,Behold now, Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath restrained meעֲצָרַ֤נִי'a.tza.Ra.niH6113from bearingמִלֶּ֔דֶתmi.Le.detH3205:I pray thee, go inבֹּא־bo'-H935unto my maidשִׁפְחָתִ֔יshif.cha.TiH8198;it mayאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194be that I may obtain childrenאִבָּנֶ֖ה'i.ba.NehH1129by her. And Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963of Saraiשָׂרָֽי׃sa.RaiH8297.

3And Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297Abram’sאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802tookוַתִּקַּ֞חva.ti.KachH3947Hagarהָגָ֤רha.GarH1904her maidשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִית֙ha.mitz.RitH4713,afterמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87had dweltלְשֶׁ֥בֶתle.She.vetH3427tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and gaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414her to her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376Abramלְאַבְרָ֥םle.'av.RamH87to be his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

4And he went inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto 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 eyesבְּעֵינֶֽיהָ׃be.'ei.Nei.haH5869.

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