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Genesis 16:1-4

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.

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