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Genesis 16
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– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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Sarai and Hagar

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Gen 16:1 - Now Sarai,^H8297 Abram’s^H87 wife^H802 had borne^H3205 him no^H3808 children, and she had an Egyptian^H4713 maid^H8198 whose name^H8034 was Hagar.^H1904

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Gen 16:2 - So Sarai^H8297 said^H559 to Abram,^H87 “Now^H4994 behold,^H2009 the LORD^H3068 has prevented^H6113 me from bearing^H3205 children. Please^H4994 go^H935 in to my maid;^H8198 perhaps^H194 I will [fn]obtain^H1129 children^H1129 through^H4480 her.” And Abram^H87 listened^H8085 to the voice^H6963 of Sarai.^H8297

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Gen 16:3 - After^H4480 Abram^H87 had [fn]lived^H3427 ten^H6235 years^H8141 in the land^H776 of Canaan,^H3667 Abram’s^H87 wife^H802 Sarai^H8297 took^H3947 Hagar^H1904 the Egyptian,^H4713 her maid,^H8198 and gave^H5414 her to her husband^H376 Abram^H87 as his wife.^H802

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Gen 16:4 - He went^H935 in to Hagar,^H1904 and she conceived;^H2029 and when she saw^H7200 that she had conceived,^H2029 her mistress^H1404 was despised^H7043 in her sight.^H5869

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Gen 16:5 - And Sarai^H8297 said^H559 to Abram,^H87 “May the wrong^H2555 done me be upon you. I gave^H5414 my maid^H8198 into your [fn]arms,^H2436 but when she saw^H7200 that she had conceived,^H2029 I was despised^H7043 in her [fn]sight.^H5869 May the LORD^H3068 judge^H8199 between^H996 [fn]you and me.”

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Gen 16:6 - But Abram^H87 said^H559 to Sarai,^H8297 “Behold,^H2009 your maid^H8198 is in your [fn]power;^H3027 do^H6213 to her what^H2896 is good^H2896 in your [fn]sight.”^H5869 So Sarai^H8297 treated^H6031 her harshly,^H6031 and she fled^H1272 from her presence.^H6440

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Gen 16:7 - Now the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 found^H4672 her by a spring^H5869 of water^H4325 in the wilderness,^H4057 by the spring^H5869 on the way^H1870 to Shur.^H7793

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Gen 16:8 - He said,^H559 “Hagar,^H1904 Sarai’s^H8297 maid,^H8198 where^H335^H2088 have you come^H935 from and where^H575 are you going?”^H1980 And she said,^H559 “I am fleeing^H1272 from the presence^H6440 of my mistress^H1404 Sarai.”^H8297

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Gen 16:9 - Then the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to her, “Return^H7725 to your mistress,^H1404 and submit^H6031 yourself [fn]to her authority.”^H3027

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Gen 16:10 - Moreover, the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to her, “I will greatly^H7235 multiply^H7235 your [fn]descendants^H2233 so that [fn]they will be too^H3808 many^H7230 to count.”^H5608

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Gen 16:11 - The angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to her further,
“Behold,^H2009 you are with child,^H2030
And you will bear^H3205 a son;^H1121
And you shall call^H7121 his name^H8034 [fn]Ishmael,^H3458
Because^H3588 the LORD^H3068 [fn]has given^H8085 heed^H8085 to your affliction.^H6040

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Gen 16:12 - “He will be a wild^H6501 donkey^H6501 of a man,^H120
His hand^H3027 will be against everyone,^H3605
And everyone’s^H3605 hand^H3027 will be against him;
And he will [fn]live^H7931 [fn]to the east^H6440 of all^H3605 his brothers.”^H251

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Gen 16:13 - Then she called^H7121 the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 who spoke^H1696 to her, “[fn]You are [fn]a God^H410 who^H7210 sees”;^H7200 for she said,^H559 “Have I even^H1571 [fn]remained^H7200 alive^H7200 here^H1988 after^H310 seeing^H7210 Him?”

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Gen 16:14 - Therefore^H5921^H3651 the well^H875 was called^H7121 [fn]Beer-lahai-roi;^H883 behold,^H2009 it is between^H996 Kadesh^H6946 and Bered.^H1260

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Gen 16:15 - So Hagar^H1904 bore^H3205 Abram^H87 a son;^H1121 and Abram^H87 called^H7121 the name^H8034 of his son,^H1121 whom^H834 Hagar^H1904 bore,^H3205 Ishmael.^H3458

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Gen 16:16 - Abram^H87 was eighty-six^H8084 years^H8141 old^H1121 when Hagar^H1904 bore^H3205 Ishmael^H3458 to [fn]him.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(16:2)

Literally: be built from her

Literally: dwelt

Literally: bosom

Literally: eyes

Literally: me and you

(16:6)

Literally: hand

(16:6)

Literally: eyes

(16:9)

Literally: under her hands

(16:10)

Literally: seed

(16:10)

Or, it shall not be counted for multitude

(16:11)

I.e. God hears

(16:11)

Literally: has heard

(16:12)

Literally: dwell

(16:12)

Literally: before the face of; or in defiance of

(16:13)

Or, You, God, see me

(16:13)

Hebrew: Elroi

(16:13)

Literally: seen here after the one who saw me

(16:14)

I.e. the well of the living one who sees me

(16:16)

Literally: Abram

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Genesis 16
NASB95
– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)