Genesis 16
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Genesis 16:1-3

1Now SaraiH8297 Abram’sH87 wifeH802 bareH3205 him noH3808 childrenH3205: and she had an handmaidH8198, an EgyptianH4713, whose nameH8034 was HagarH1904.

2And SaraiH8297 saidH559 unto AbramH87, Behold now, YhwhH3068 hath restrained meH6113 from bearingH3205: I pray thee, go inH935 unto my maidH8198; it mayH194 be that I may obtain childrenH1129 by her. And AbramH87 hearkenedH8085 to the voiceH6963 of SaraiH8297.1

3And SaraiH8297 Abram’sH87 wifeH802 tookH3947 HagarH1904 her maidH8198 the EgyptianH4713, afterH7093 AbramH87 had dweltH3427 tenH6235 yearsH8141 in the landH776 of CanaanH3667, and gaveH5414 her to her husbandH376 AbramH87 to be his wifeH802.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 16:2 obtain…: Heb. be built by her. ↩

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