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1 Now Sarai, Abramโs wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2 Sarai said to Abram, โSee now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain children by her.โ Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
3 Sarai, Abramโs wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
4 He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5 Sarai said to Abram, โThis wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you.โ
6 But Abram said to Sarai, โBehold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.โ Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.
7 Yahwehโs angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur.
8 He said, โHagar, Saraiโs handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?โ She said, โI am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.โ
9 Yahwehโs angel said to her, โReturn to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.โ
10 Yahwehโs angel said to her, โI will greatly multiply your offspring, that they will not be numbered for multitude.โ
11 Yahwehโs angel said to her, โBehold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction.
12 He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every manโs hand against him. He will live opposite all of his brothers.โ
13 She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, โYou are a God who sees,โ for she said, โHave I even stayed alive after seeing him?โ
14 Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
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Cross-references in Genesis 16 (30)
- v.13 Psalms 139:1-12
- v.13 Genesis 32:30
- v.13 Proverbs 5:21
- v.13 Proverbs 15:3
- v.11 Exodus 2:23-24
- v.11 Exodus 3:7
- v.11 Isaiah 7:14
- v.13 Genesis 31:42
- v.1 Galatians 4:24
- v.11 Genesis 17:19
- v.11 1 Samuel 1:20
- v.11 Genesis 41:51-52
- v.13 Genesis 16:7
- v.11 Job 38:41
- v.11 Exodus 3:9
- v.11 Luke 1:63
- v.11 Matthew 1:21-23
- v.8 Genesis 3:9
- v.10 Genesis 17:20
- v.11 Psalms 22:24
- v.11 Genesis 29:32-35
- v.11 Luke 1:31
- v.11 Luke 1:13
- v.12 Genesis 21:20
- v.12 Genesis 25:18
- v.13 Genesis 22:14
- v.1 Genesis 12:16
- v.1 Genesis 15:2-3
- v.7 Genesis 21:17
- v.12 Job 39:5-8
Hebrew interlinear — Genesis 16:1–16 (223 words)
- ืึฐ/ืฉืึธืจึทืึve./sa.Raiand/ SaraiH8297
- ืึตึฃืฉืึถืช'E.shetH802
- ืึทืึฐืจึธึื'av.RamAbramH87
- ืึนึฅืlo'notH3808
- ืึธืึฐืึธึืYal.dahshe had borne childrenH3205
- ืึ/ืึนl/oto <the>/ himH9033
- ืึฐ/ืึธึ/ืึผve./La/hand/ [belonged] to <the>/ herH9034
- ืฉืึดืคึฐืึธึฅืshif.Chaha maidservantH8198
- ืึดืฆึฐืจึดึืืชmitz.RitEgyptianH4713
- ืึผ/ืฉืึฐืึธึฅ/ืึผu./she.Ma/hand/ name/ herH8034
- ืึธืึธึฝืจ\ืha.GarH1904
- ืึท/ืชึผึนึจืืึถืจva./To.merand/ she saidH559
- ืฉืึธืจึทึืsa.RaiSaraiH8297
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-toH413
- ืึทืึฐืจึธึื'av.RamAbramH87
- ืึดื ึผึตื\ึพhi.neh-here!H2009
- ื ึธึืna'pleaseH4994
- ืขึฒืฆึธืจึทึค/ื ึดื'a.tza.Ra./nihe has restrained/ meH6113
- ืึฐืืึธืึYah.wehYahwehH3068
- ืึด/ืึผึถึืึถืชmi./Le.detfrom/ bearing childrenH3205
- ืึผึนื\ึพbo'-goH935
- ื ึธืึna'pleaseH4994
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-intoH413
- ืฉืึดืคึฐืึธืชึดึ/ืshif.cha.T/imaidservant/ myH8198
- ืืึผืึทึฅื'u.LaiperhapsH194
- ืึดืึผึธื ึถึื'i.ba.NehI will be built upH1129
- ืึดืึผึตึ/ื ึผึธืmi.Me./nahfrom/ herH4480
- ืึท/ืึผึดืฉืึฐืึทึฅืขva/i.yish.Ma'and/ he listenedH8085
- ืึทืึฐืจึธึื'av.RamAbramH87
- ืึฐ/ืงึฅืึนืle./Kolto/ [the] voice ofH6963
- ืฉืึธืจึธึฝื\ืsa.RaiSaraiH8297
- ืึท/ืชึผึดืงึผึทึืva./ti.Kachand/ she tookH3947
- ืฉืึธืจึทึฃืsa.RaiSaraiH8297
- ืึตึฝืฉืึถืช\ึพ'e.shet-H802
- ืึทืึฐืจึธึื'av.RamAbramH87
- ืึถืช\ึพ'et-<obj.>H853
- ืึธืึธึคืจha.GarHagarH1904
- ืึท/ืึผึดืฆึฐืจึดืืชึha./mitz.Ritthe/ EgyptianH4713
- ืฉืึดืคึฐืึธืชึธึ/ืึผshif.cha.Ta/hmaidservant/ herH8198
- ืึด/ืงึผึตืฅึmi./Ketzfrom/ [the] end ofH7093
- ืขึถึฃืฉืึถืจ'E.sertenH6235
- ืฉืึธื ึดึืืsha.NimyearsH8141
- ืึฐ/ืฉืึถึฅืึถืชle./She.vetof/ [the] dwelling ofH3427
- ืึทืึฐืจึธึื'av.RamAbramH87
- ืึผึฐ/ืึถึฃืจึถืฅbe./'E.retzin/ [the] land ofH776
- ืึผึฐื ึธึืขึทืke.Na.'anCanaanH3667
- ืึท/ืชึผึดืชึผึตึฅืva./ti.Tenand/ she gaveH5414
- ืึนืชึธึ/ืึผ'o.Ta/h<obj.>/ herH853
- ืึฐ/ืึทืึฐืจึธึฅืle./'av.Ramto/ AbramH87
- ืึดืืฉืึธึ/ืึผ'i.Sha/hhusband/ herH376
- ืึฅ/ืึนl/oof/ himH9033
- ืึฐ/ืึดืฉืึผึธึฝื\ืle./'i.Shahto/ a wifeH802
- ืึท/ืึผึธืึนึฅืva/i.ya.Vo'and/ he wentH935
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-intoH413
- ืึธืึธึืจha.GarHagarH1904
- ืึท/ืชึผึทึืึทืจva./Ta.harand/ she conceivedH2029
- ืึท/ืชึผึตึืจึถืึva./Te.re'and/ she sawH7200
- ืึผึดึฃืkithatH3588
- ืึธืจึธึืชึธืha.Ra.tahshe had conceivedH2029
- ืึท/ืชึผึตืงึทึฅืva./te.Kaland/ she became insignificantH7043
- ืึผึฐืึดืจึฐืชึผึธึ/ืึผge.vir.Ta/hmistress/ herH1404
- ืึผึฐ/ืขึตืื ึถึฝื/ืึธ\ืbe./'ei.Nei./hain/ view/ herH5869
- ืึท/ืชึผึนึจืืึถืจva./To.merand/ she saidH559
- ืฉืึธืจึทึฃืsa.RaiSaraiH8297
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-toH413
- ืึทืึฐืจึธืึฎ'av.RamAbramH87
- ืึฒืึธืกึดึฃ/ืcha.ma.S/iinjustice/ myH2555
- ืขึธืึถื/ืึธึ'a.lei./KhaH5921
- ืึธื ึนืึดึื'a.no.KhiIH595
- ื ึธืชึทึคืชึผึดืna.Ta.tiI putH5414
- ืฉืึดืคึฐืึธืชึด/ืึshif.cha.T/imaidservant/ myH8198
- ืึผึฐ/ืึตืืงึถึ/ืึธbe./chei.Ke./chain/ bosom/ yourH2436
- ืึท/ืชึผึตึืจึถืึva./Te.re'and/ she has seenH7200
- ืึผึดึฃืkithatH3588
- ืึธืจึธึืชึธืha.Ra.tahshe had conceivedH2029
- ืึธ/ืึตืงึทึืva./'e.Kaland/ I have become insignificantH7043
- ืึผึฐ/ืขึตืื ึถึื/ืึธbe./'ei.Nei./hain/ view/ herH5869
- ืึดืฉืึฐืคึผึนึฅืyish.Potmay he judgeH8199
- ืึฐืืึธึืYah.wehYahwehH3068
- ืึผึตืื ึดึฅ/ืbei./Nibetween/ meH996
- ืึผ/ืึตืื ึถึฝืื/ืึธ\ืu./vei.Nei./khaand/ between/ youH996
- ืึท/ืึผึนึจืืึถืจva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- ืึทืึฐืจึธึื'av.RamAbramH87
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-toH413
- ืฉืึธืจึทึืsa.RaiSaraiH8297
- ืึดื ึผึตึคืhi.Nehthere!H2009
- ืฉืึดืคึฐืึธืชึต/ืึฐึshif.cha.te/Khmaidservant/ yourH8198
- ืึผึฐ/ืึธืึตึ/ืึฐbe./ya.De/khH3027
- ืขึฒืฉืึดื\ึพ'a.si-doH6213
- ืึธึ/ืึผla/hto <the>/ herH9034
- ืึท/ืึผึฃืึนืha./Tovthe/ goodH2896
- ืึผึฐ/ืขึตืื ึธึืึด/ืึฐbe./'ei.Na.yi/khin/ view/ yourH5869
- ืึท/ืชึผึฐืขึทื ึผึถึฃ/ืึธva./te.'a.Ne./haand/ she afflicted/ herH6031
- ืฉืึธืจึทึืsa.RaiSaraiH8297
- ืึท/ืชึผึดืึฐืจึทึืva./tiv.Rachand/ she fledH1272
- ืึด/ืคึผึธื ึถึฝื/ืึธ\ืmi./pa.Nei./hafrom/ before/ herH6440
- ืึทึฝ/ืึผึดืึฐืฆึธืึธึ/ืึผva/i.yim.tza.'A/hand/ he found/ herH4672
- ืึทืึฐืึทึงืึฐmal.'AkhH4397
- ืึฐืืึธึืYah.wehYahwehH3068
- ืขึทื\ึพ'al-atH5921
- ืขึตึฅืื'einH5869
- ืึท/ืึผึทึืึดืha./Ma.yim<the>/ waterH4325
- ืึผึท/ืึผึดืึฐืึผึธึืจba./mid.Barin the/ wildernessH4057
- ืขึทื\ึพ'al-atH5921
- ืึธ/ืขึทึืึดืha./'A.yinthe/ springH5869
- ืึผึฐ/ืึถึฅืจึถืึฐbe./De.rekhon/ [the] way ofH1870
- ืฉืึฝืึผืจ\ืShurShurH7793
- ืึท/ืึผึนืืึทึืจva/i.yo.Marand/ he saidH559
- ืึธืึธึืจha.GarO HagarH1904
- ืฉืึดืคึฐืึทึฅืชshif.ChatH8198
- ืฉืึธืจึทึืsa.RaiSaraiH8297
- ืึตึฝื\ึพ'ei-where?H335
- ืึด/ืึผึถึฅืmi./Zehfrom/ thisH2088
- ืึธึืืชvathave you comeH935
- ืึฐ/ืึธึฃื ึธืve./'A.nahand/ where?H575
- ืชึตืึตึืึดืte.Le.khiare you goingH1980
- ืึท/ืชึผึนึืืึถืจva./To.merand/ she saidH559
- ืึด/ืคึผึฐื ึตืึmi./pe.Neifrom/ beforeH6440
- ืฉืึธืจึทึฃืsa.RaiSaraiH8297
- ืึผึฐืึดืจึฐืชึผึดึ/ืge.vir.T/imistress/ myH1404
- ืึธื ึนืึดึื'a.no.KhiIH595
- ืึผึนืจึทึฝืึทืช\ืbo.Ra.chatH1272
- ืึท/ืึผึนึคืืึถืจva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- ืึธ/ืึผึla/hto <the>/ herH9034
- ืึทืึฐืึทึฃืึฐmal.'AkhH4397
- ืึฐืืึธึืYah.wehYahwehH3068
- ืฉืึืึผืึดืShu.vireturnH7725
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-toH413
- ืึผึฐืึดืจึฐืชึผึตึ/ืึฐge.vir.Te/khmistress/ yourH1404
- ืึฐ/ืึดืชึฐืขึทื ึผึดึืve./hit.'a.Niand/ humble yourselfH6031
- ืชึผึทึฅืึทืชTa.chatunderH8478
- ืึธืึถึฝื/ืึธ\ืya.Dei./hahands/ herH3027
- ืึท/ืึผึนึคืืึถืจva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- ืึธ/ืึผึla/hto <the>/ herH9034
- ืึทืึฐืึทึฃืึฐmal.'AkhH4397
- ืึฐืืึธึืYah.wehYahwehH3068
- ืึทืจึฐืึผึธึฅืhar.Bahcertainly <to increase>H7235
- ืึทืจึฐืึผึถึื'ar.BehI will increaseH7235
- ืึถืช\ึพ'et-<obj.>H853
- ืึทืจึฐืขึตึ/ืึฐzar.'E/khoffspring/ yourH2233
- ืึฐ/ืึนึฅืve./Lo'and/ notH3808
- ืึดืกึผึธืคึตึืจyi.sa.Ferit will be countedH5608
- ืึต/ืจึนึฝื\ืme./Rofrom/ multitudeH7230
- ืึท/ืึผึนึคืืึถืจva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- ืึธ/ืึผึla/hto <the>/ herH9034
- ืึทืึฐืึทึฃืึฐmal.'AkhH4397
- ืึฐืืึธึืYah.wehYahwehH3068
- ืึดื ึผึธึฅ/ืึฐhi.Na/khhere/ youH2009
- ืึธืจึธึืha.RahH2030
- ืึฐ/ืึนืึทึฃืึฐืชึผึฐve./yo.Ladtand/ you will bearH3205
- ืึผึตึืBena sonH1121
- ืึฐ/ืงึธืจึธึคืืชve./ka.Ratand/ you will callH7121
- ืฉืึฐื/ืึนึshe.M/oname/ hisH8034
- ืึดืฉืึฐืึธืขึตึืืyish.ma.'ElIshmaelH3458
- ืึผึดึฝื\ึพki-forH3588
- ืฉืึธืึทึฅืขsha.Ma'he has listenedH8085
- ืึฐืืึธึืYah.wehYahwehH3068
- ืึถื\ึพ'el-toH413
- ืขึธื ึฐืึตึฝ/ืึฐ\ื'a.ne.Ye/khaffliction/ yourH6040
- ืึฐ/ืึคืึผืve./Hu'and/ heH1931
- ืึดืึฐืึถืึyih.Yehhe will beH1961
- ืคึผึถึฃืจึถืPe.re'a wild donkey ofH6501
- ืึธืึธึื'a.Dama manH120
- ืึธืึฃ/ืึนya.D/ohand/ hisH3027
- ืึท/ืึผึนึืva./KolH3605
- ืึฐ/ืึทึฅืve./Yadand/ [the] hand ofH3027
- ืึผึนึืkoleveryoneH3605
- ืึผึ/ืึนb/oH9033
- ืึฐ/ืขึทื\ึพve./'al-and/ onH5921
- ืคึผึฐื ึตึฅืpe.NeiH6440
- ืึธื\ึพkhol-allH3605
- ืึถืึธึื/ื'e.Cha/vbrothers/ hisH251
- ืึดืฉืึฐืึผึนึฝื\ืyish.Konhe will dwellH7931
- ืึท/ืชึผึดืงึฐืจึธึคืva./tik.Ra'and/ she calledH7121
- ืฉืึตื\ึพshem-H8034
- ืึฐืืึธืึYah.wehYahwehH3068
- ืึท/ืึผึนืึตึฃืจha./do.Verwho/ spokeH1696
- ืึตืึถึื/ืึธ'e.Lei./hato/ herH413
- ืึทืชึผึธึื'a.TahyouH859
- ืึตึฃื'elH410
- ืจึณืึดึืro.'IseeingH7210
- ืึผึดึฃืkiforH3588
- ืึฝึธืึฐืจึธึื'a.me.Rahshe saidH559
- ืึฒ/ืึทึฅืha./Gamยฟ/ alsoH1571
- ืึฒืึนึืha.LomhereH1988
- ืจึธืึดึืืชึดืra.'I.tihave I seenH7200
- ืึทืึฒืจึตึฅื'a.cha.ReiH310
- ืจึนืึดึฝ/ื\ืro.'/IH7200
- ืขึทื\ึพ'al-there-H5921
- ืึผึตืึken-foreH3651
- ืงึธืจึธึฃืka.Ra'someone calledH7121
- ืึท/ืึผึฐืึตึืจla./be.'Er<to> the/ wellH875
- ืึผึฐืึตึฅืจbe.'ErBeerH883
- ืึทืึทึืla.ChaiLahaiH883
- ืจึนืึดึืro.'IRoiH883
- ืึดื ึผึตึฅืhi.Nehthere!H2009
- ืึตืื\ึพvein-H996
- ืงึธืึตึืฉืka.DeshKadeshH6946
- ืึผ/ืึตึฅืืu./Veinand/ betweenH996
- ืึผึธึฝืจึถื\ืBa.redBeredH1260
- ืึท/ืชึผึตึงืึถืva./Te.ledand/ she boreH3205
- ืึธืึธึืจha.GarHagarH1904
- ืึฐ/ืึทืึฐืจึธึืle./'av.Ramto/ AbramH87
- ืึผึตึืBena sonH1121
- ืึท/ืึผึดืงึฐืจึธึจืva/i.yik.Ra'and/ he calledH7121
- ืึทืึฐืจึธึงื'av.RamAbramH87
- ืฉืึถื\ึพshem-H8034
- ืึผึฐื ึ/ืึนbe.N/oson/ hisH1121
- ืึฒืฉืึถืจ\ึพ'a.Sher-whomH834
- ืึธืึฐืึธึฅืYal.dahshe had borneH3205
- ืึธืึธึืจha.GarHagarH1904
- ืึดืฉืึฐืึธืขึตึฝืื\ืyish.ma.'ElIshmaelH3458
- ืึฐ/ืึทืึฐืจึธึืve./'av.Ramand/ AbramH87
- ืึผึถื\ึพben-H1121
- ืฉืึฐืึนื ึดึฅืืshe.mo.NimeightyH8084
- ืฉืึธื ึธึืsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
- ืึฐ/ืฉืึตึฃืฉืve./Sheshand/ sixH8337
- ืฉืึธื ึดึืืsha.NimyearsH8141
- ืึผึฐ/ืึถึฝืึถืช\ึพbe./le.det-when/ boreH3205
- ืึธืึธึฅืจha.GarHagarH1904
- ืึถืช\ึพ'et-<obj.>H853
- ืึดืฉืึฐืึธืขึตึืืyish.ma.'ElIshmaelH3458
- ืึฐ/ืึทืึฐืจึธึฝื\ื\ \ืกle./'av.Ramto/ AbramH87
Strong's words in Genesis 16 (6)
- Strong's H87 — ืึทืึฐืจึธึื ('av.Ram)
- Abram. Appears 12 times in Genesis 16.
- Strong's H559 — ืึท/ืชึผึนึจืืึถืจ (va./To.mer)
- and/ she said. Appears 9 times in Genesis 16.
- Strong's H8297 — ืึฐ/ืฉืึธืจึทืึ (ve./sa.Rai)
- and/ Sarai. Appears 9 times in Genesis 16.
- Strong's H3068 — ืึฐืืึธืึ (Yah.weh)
- Yahweh. Appears 8 times in Genesis 16.
- Strong's H1904 — ืึธืึธึฝืจ\ื (ha.Gar)
- [was] Hagar. Appears 7 times in Genesis 16.
- Strong's H3205 — ืึธืึฐืึธึื (Yal.dah)
- she had borne children. Appears 6 times in Genesis 16.