Revised Version 1895

Genesis 16

1NowH802Saraiוְשָׂרַי֙ve.sa.RaiH8297Abram’sאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802bare himnoH3808childrenיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205: andsheH3808had an handmaid, anEgyptianמִצְרִ֖יתmitz.RitH4713,whoseH8034nameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034wasHagarהָגָֽר׃ha.GarH1904.

2AndSaraiשָׂרַ֜יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559untoAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֞אna'H4994, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathrestrainedעֲצָרַ֤נִי'a.tza.Ra.niH6113meאֶל־'el-H413frombearingH3205;goבֹּא־bo'-H935in, Iprayנָא֙na'H4994thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shallobtainאִבָּנֶ֖ה'i.ba.NehH1129childrenH3205byherאֶל־'el-H413. AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87hearkened to thevoiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963ofSaraiשָׂרָֽי׃sa.RaiH8297.

3AndSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297Abram’sאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802tookH3947Hagarהָגָ֤רha.GarH1904theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִית֙ha.mitz.RitH4713,herH3947handmaid,afterמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87haddweltלְשֶׁ֥בֶתle.She.vetH3427tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andgaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414herH3947toAbramלְאַבְרָ֥םle.'av.RamH87herH3947husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376to be hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

4And hewentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in untoHagarהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904, andsheH3588conceivedוַתַּ֑הַרva.Ta.harH2029: and whensheH3588sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200thatsheH3588hadconceivedהָרָ֔תָהha.Ra.tahH2029,herH413mistressגְּבִרְתָּ֖הּge.vir.TahH1404wasdespisedוַתֵּקַ֥לva.te.KalH7043inherH413eyesבְּעֵינֶֽיהָ׃be.'ei.Nei.haH5869.

5AndSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559untoAbramאַבְרָם֮'av.RamH87, Mywrongחֲמָסִ֣יcha.ma.SiH2555beuponעָלֶיךָ֒'a.lei.KhaH5921thee: Igaveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my handmaidintoH413thybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436; and whensheH3588sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200thatsheH3588hadconceivedהָרָ֔תָהha.Ra.tahH2029, I wasdespisedוָאֵקַ֖לva.'e.KalH7043inherH413eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יהָbe.'ei.Nei.haH5869: theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֥טyish.PotH8199betweenH996meH413and thee.

6ButAbramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSaraiשָׂרַ֗יsa.RaiH8297,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, thymaidשִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙shif.cha.teKhH8198is in thyhandבְּיָדֵ֔ךְbe.ya.DekhH3027;doעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213toherH413thatwhichH5869isgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896in thineeyesH5869. AndSaraiשָׂרַ֔יsa.RaiH8297dealt hardly withherH413, andsheH2896fledוַתִּבְרַ֖חva.tiv.RachH1272fromherH413faceמִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃mi.pa.Nei.haH6440.

7And theangelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068foundוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּvai.yim.tza.'AhH4672herH5921by a fountain ofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, by the fountain in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toShurשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7793.

8And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559,Hagarהָגָ֞רha.GarH1904,Sarai’sשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8297handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? AndsheH6440saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Ifleeבֹּרַֽחַת׃bo.Ra.chatH1272from thefaceH6440of mymistressגְּבִרְתִּ֔יge.vir.TiH1404Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297.

9And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413,Returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725to thymistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.TekhH1404, and submit thyselfunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478herH413handsיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.

10And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidH559untoherH559, I willgreatlyהַרְבָּ֥הhar.BahH7235multiplyאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH7235thyseedזַרְעֵ֑ךְzar.'EkhH2233, that it shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808benumberedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608formultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

11And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherאֶל־'el-H413,Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009, thou art withchildהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030, and shaltbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121; and thou shaltcallוְקָרָ֤אתve.ka.RatH7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathheardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085thy affliction.

12And he shall be as a wild-ass amongmenאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120; hishandיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027shall beagainstH5921everyבַכֹּ֔לva.KolH3605manH120, andeveryכֹּ֖לkolH3605man’sH120handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027againstH5921him; and he shalldwellיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.KonH7931in thepresenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofallכָל־khol-H3605hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.

13AndsheH3588calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that spake untoherH413, Thou art aGodאֵ֣ל'elH410that seeth: forsheH3588saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, Have Ievenהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571hereהֲלֹ֛םha.LomH1988lookedH7200afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310him that seethmeH413?

14Wherefore thewellלַבְּאֵ֔רla.be.'ErH875wascalledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121Beer-lahai-roiH883;beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, it isbetweenH996Kadeshקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6946andBeredבָּֽרֶד׃Ba.redH1260.

15AndHagarהָגָ֛רha.GarH1904bareAbramלְאַבְרָ֖םle.'av.RamH87asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121: andAbramאַבְרָ֧ם'av.RamH87calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֶׁם־shem-H8034of hissonבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Hagarהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904bare,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458.

16AndAbramוְאַבְרָ֕םve.'av.RamH87was fourscore andsixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337yearsH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, whenHagarהָגָ֥רha.GarH1904bareIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458toAbramלְאַבְרָֽם׃ סle.'av.RamH87.

Commentaries on Genesis 16

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