Revised Literal Translation
Genesis 16:4-6
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.
5And Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Abramאַבְרָם֮'av.RamH87,My wrongחֲמָסִ֣יcha.ma.SiH2555beupon thee: I have givenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my maidשִׁפְחָתִי֙shif.cha.TiH8198into thy bosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436;and when she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200that she had conceivedהָרָ֔תָהha.Ra.tahH2029,I was despisedוָאֵקַ֖לva.'e.KalH7043in her eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יהָbe.'ei.Nei.haH5869:Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֥טyish.PotH8199between me and thee.
6But Abramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saraiשָׂרַ֗יsa.RaiH8297,Behold, thy maidשִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙shif.cha.teKhH8198isin thy handבְּיָדֵ֔ךְbe.ya.DekhH3027;doעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213to her as it pleaseth theeהַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְha.Tov be.'ei.Na.yikhH5869H2896.And when Saraiשָׂרַ֔יsa.RaiH8297dealt harshly withוַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָva.te.'a.Ne.haH6031her, she fledוַתִּבְרַ֖חva.tiv.RachH1272from her faceמִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃mi.pa.Nei.haH6440.
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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