Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 16

1NowSaraiוְשָׂרַי֙ve.sa.RaiH8297Abram’sאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802boreH3205himnoלֹ֥אlo'H3808childrenH3205: and she had anhandmaidשִׁפְחָ֥הshif.ChahH8198, anEgyptianמִצְרִ֖יתmitz.RitH4713, whosenameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034wasHagarהָגָֽר׃ha.GarH1904.

2AndSaraiשָׂרַ֜יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87, Behold now, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath restrainedmeעֲצָרַ֤נִי'a.tza.Ra.niH6113frombearingמִלֶּ֔דֶתmi.Le.detH3205: I pray thee, goinבֹּא־bo'-H935to mymaidשִׁפְחָתִ֔יshif.cha.TiH8198; itmayאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194be that I may obtainchildrenאִבָּנֶ֖ה'i.ba.NehH1129by her. AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to thevoiceלְק֥וֹלle.KolH6963ofSaraiשָׂרָֽי׃sa.RaiH8297.

3AndSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297Abram’sאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802tookוַתִּקַּ֞חva.ti.KachH3947Hagarהָגָ֤רha.GarH1904hermaidשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshif.cha.TahH8198theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִית֙ha.mitz.RitH4713,afterמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87haddweltלְשֶׁ֥בֶתle.She.vetH3427tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667, andgaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןva.ti.TenH5414her to herhusbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376Abramלְאַבְרָ֥םle.'av.RamH87to be hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

4And he wentinוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toHagarהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904, and sheconceivedוַתַּ֑הַרva.Ta.harH2029: and when shesawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200that she hadconceivedהָרָ֔תָהha.Ra.tahH2029, hermistressגְּבִרְתָּ֖הּge.vir.TahH1404wasdespisedוַתֵּקַ֥לva.te.KalH7043in hereyesבְּעֵינֶֽיהָ׃be.'ei.Nei.haH5869.

5AndSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559toAbramאַבְרָם֮'av.RamH87, Mywrongחֲמָסִ֣יcha.ma.SiH2555be upon thee: I havegivenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mymaidשִׁפְחָתִי֙shif.cha.TiH8198into thybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436; and when shesawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200that she hadconceivedהָרָ֔תָהha.Ra.tahH2029, I wasdespisedוָאֵקַ֖לva.'e.KalH7043in hereyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יהָbe.'ei.Nei.haH5869: theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֥טyish.PotH8199between me and thee.

6ButAbramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaraiשָׂרַ֗יsa.RaiH8297, Behold, thymaidשִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙shif.cha.teKhH8198is in thyhandבְּיָדֵ֔ךְbe.ya.DekhH3027;doעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213to her as it pleaseththeeהַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְha.Tov be.'ei.Na.yikhH2896 H5869. And whenSaraiשָׂרַ֔יsa.RaiH8297afflictedוַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָva.te.'a.Ne.haH6031her, shefledוַתִּבְרַ֖חva.tiv.RachH1272from herfaceמִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃mi.pa.Nei.haH6440.

7And theangelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068foundherוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּvai.yim.tza.'AhH4672by afountainעֵ֥ין'einH5869ofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, by thefountainהָעַ֖יִןha.'A.yinH5869in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toShurשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7793.

8And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559,Hagarהָגָ֞רha.GarH1904,Sarai’sשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8297maidשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198, fromwhereאֵֽי־'ei-H335didst thoucomeבָ֖אתvatH935? and where wilt thougoH3212? And shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Ifleeבֹּרַֽחַת׃bo.Ra.chatH1272from thefaceמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of mymistressגְּבִרְתִּ֔יge.vir.TiH1404Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297.

9And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her,Returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725to thymistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.TekhH1404, andsubmitוְהִתְעַנִּ֖יve.hit.'a.NiH6031thyself under herhandsיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.

10And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, I willmultiplyהַרְבָּ֥הhar.BahH7235thyseedזַרְעֵ֑ךְzar.'EkhH2233exceedinglyאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH7235, that it shall not benumberedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608formultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

11And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her,Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009, thou art withchildהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030, and shaltbearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121, and shaltcallוְקָרָ֤אתve.ka.RatH7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458; because theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathheardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085thyafflictionעָנְיֵֽךְ׃'a.ne.YekhH6040.

12And he will be awildפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120; hishandיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027will be against every man, and every man’shandוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027against him; and he shalldwellיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.KonH7931in thepresenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of all hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.

13And shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thatspokeהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696to her, ThouGodאֵ֣ל'elH410seestmeH7210: for shesaidאָֽמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, Have I alsohereהֲלֹ֛םha.LomH1988lookedH7200afterhimאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310that seethmeH7210?

14Therefore thewellלַבְּאֵ֔רla.be.'ErH875wascalledקָרָ֣אka.Ra'H7121BeerlahairoiH883 H2416; behold, it is betweenKadeshקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6946andBeredבָּֽרֶד׃Ba.redH1260.

15AndHagarהָגָ֛רha.GarH1904boreוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Abramלְאַבְרָ֖םle.'av.RamH87asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121: andAbramאַבְרָ֧ם'av.RamH87calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisson’sבְּנ֛וֹbe.NoH1121nameשֶׁם־shem-H8034, whichHagarהָגָ֖רha.GarH1904boreיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458.

16AndAbramוְאַבְרָ֕םve.'av.RamH87waseightyשְׁמֹנִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖הshe.mo.Nim sha.NahH8084 H8141andsixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, whenHagarהָגָ֥רha.GarH1904boreבְּלֶֽדֶת־be.le.det-H3205Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458toAbramלְאַבְרָֽם׃ סle.'av.RamH87.

Commentaries on Genesis 16

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