“Now Sarah I Abrams wife had born him no children and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar.”
Genesis 16
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1Now Abram's wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.
“Now Sarah, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maid servant whose name was Hagar.”
“Now Sarah, Abraham's wife, had borne him no children and she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.”
“Sarah, Abraham's wife, had borne him no children, and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar.”
“Now Sarah, Abraham's wife, bare him no children. And she had a handmaid, an Egyptian whose name was Hagar.”
“Now Sarai, Abraham's wife, bare him no children, and she had an handmaid, a slave girl, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.”
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2So Sarai said to Abram, "Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her." And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
“and Sarah said unto Abram behold now the Lord hath restrained me from Bearing. I pray thee go in unto my maid. It may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearken to the voice of Sarah”
“And Sarai said unto Abraham, Behold, now the Lord hath restrained me from bearing. I pray thee, go in unto my maid. It may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abraham hearkened to the voice of Sarai.”
“And Sarai said unto Abraham, Behold, now the Lord hath restrained me from bearing. I pray thee, go in unto my maid. It may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abraham hearkened to the voice of Sarai.”
“And Sarai said unto Abraham, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing. I pray thee, go in unto my maid. It may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abraham hearkened to the voice of Sarai.”
“And Sarah said unto Abraham, Behold, now the Lord hath restrained me from bearing. I pray thee, go in unto my maid. It may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abraham hearkened to the voice of Sarah.”
“And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing. I pray thee, go in unto my maid. It may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened unto the voice of Sarai.”
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3So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.
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“after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Abram's wife, Sarah, took Hagar, the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to her husband, Abram, as his wife.”
“after Abraham had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Abraham's wife, Sarah, took Hagar, the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to her husband, Abraham, as his wife,”
“And Sarai, Abraham's wife, took Hagar, her maid, the Egyptian, after Abraham had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abraham to be his wife.”
“And Sarah, Abraham's wife, took Hagar, her maid, the Egyptian, after Abraham had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband, Abraham, to be his wife.”
“And Sarah, Abraham's wife, took Hagar, her maid, the Egyptian, after Abraham had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband, Abraham, to be his wife.”
“And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar, her handmaid, the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband, Abram, to be his wife.”
4And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.
“And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.”
“And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.”
“and he went in unto Hagar and she conceived and when she saw that she had conceived her mistress was despised in her eyes.”
“And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. 6 And when she saw that she had conceived, she looked with contempt on her mistress.”
“And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.”
“he went to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her sight.”
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5Then Sarai said to Abram, "May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me."
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“And Sarah said to Abram, May the wrong done me be upon you. I gave my maid into your arms, but when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her sight. May the Lord judge between you and me.”
“And Sarai said to Abram, May the wrong done to me be on you. I gave my maid to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me.”
“And Sarai said to Abram, May the wrong done to me be on you. 8 I gave my maid to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. 9 May the Lord judge between you and me.”
“And Sarai said unto Abraham, my wrong be upon thee. I have given my maiden to thy bosom. And when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. And the Lord's judge between me and thee.”
“Sarah said unto Abraham, My wrong be upon thee. I have given my maid unto thy bosom. And when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. The Lord judged between me and thee.”
“Then Sarah said to Abraham, My wrong be upon you. You know, I gave my maid your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. The Lord judged between you and me.”
6"Here," said Abram, "your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her." Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
“"...but Abram said unto Sarah, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand. Do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarah dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.".”
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“But Abram said to Sarah, Behold, your maid is in your power. Do to her what is good in your sight. So Sarah treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence.”
“But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold thy maid is in thy hand. Do to her as it pleases thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her she fled from her face.”
“So Abraham said to Sarah, Indeed, your maid is in your hand. Do to her as you please. And then when Sarah dealt harshly with her, she fled from her presence.”
“But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, your maid is in your power. Do to her as you please. Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her.”
“Abraham said unto Sarah, Behold, thy maid is in your hand. Do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarah dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.”
7Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.
“Now the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur.”
“and the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water. In the wilderness by the fountain in the way to”
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“Now the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to”
“Now, the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness. By the spring on the way to”
“And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness by the fountain in the way to”
“The angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to”
8"Hagar, servant of Sarai," he said, "where have you come from, and where are you going?" "I am running away from my mistress Sarai," she replied.
“he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, where have you come from and where are you going? And she said, I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress, Sarai.”
“And he said, Hagar, Sarah's maid, whence camest thou? And whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarah.”
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“he said, Hagar, Sarah's maid, where have you come from, and where are you going? And she said, I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress, Sarah.”
“he said, Hagar, Sarah's maid, where have you come from and where are you going? And she said, I'm fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarah.”
“And he said, Hagar, maid of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going? She said, I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.”
9So the angel of the LORD told her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her authority."
“the angel of the Lord said to her, return to your mistress and submit yourself under her hand.”
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“Then the angel of the Lord said to her, Return to your mistress and submit yourself to her authority.”
“the angel of the Lord said to her, Return to your mistress and submit to her”
“the angel of the Lord said to her, return to your mistress and submit yourself under her hand.”
“And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.”
“And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress and submit thyself under her hands.”
10Then the angel added, "I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count."
“And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.”
“And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly that it shall not be numbered for multitude.”
“The angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.”
“Then the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply your descendants exceedingly so that they shall not be counted for multitude.”
“the angel of the Lord said to her, I will multiply your descendants exceedingly so that they shall not be counted for multitude.”
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“Moreover, the angel of the Lord said to her, I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they shall be too many to count.”
11The angel of the LORD proceeded: "Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.
“And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and thou shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael. Because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.”
“And the angel of the Lord said to her, Behold, you are with child, and you shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your affliction.”
“And the angel of the Lord said unto her Behold thou art with child and shall bear a son and shall call his name Ishmael because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.”
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“The angel of the Lord said to her further, Behold, you are with child, and you shall bear a son, and you shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has given heed to your affliction.”
“And the angel of the Lord said unto her, behold, you are with child and you shall bear a son and you shall call his name Ishmael because the Lord has heard your affliction.”
“And the angel of the Lord said unto her, behold, art with child. And thou shalt bear a son. And shalt call his name Ishmael. Because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.”
12He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone's hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers."
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“he will be a wild donkey of a man. His hand will be against everyone, and everyone's hand will be against him. And he will live to the east of all his brothers.”
“And he will be a wild man. And his hand will be against every man. And every man's hand against him. And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”
“He shall be a wild man. His hand shall be against every man and every man's hand against him. And he shall dwell in the presence of his brethren.”
“be a wild man. His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”
“He will be a wild donkey of a man. His hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand will be against him. He will live to the east of all his brothers.”
“he will be a wild man and his hand will be against every man and Every man's hand against him and He shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”
13So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: "You are the God who sees me, " for she said, "Here I have seen the One who sees me!"
“Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her. You are the God who sees. For she said, have I also here seen him who sees me?”
“and she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, thou God seest me. For she said, have I also here looked after him that seeth me?”
“And she called the name of the Lord that spoke unto her, thou God seest me. For she said, have I also here looked after him that seeth me?”
“she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me, for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?”
“Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You are a God who sees. For she said, Have I even remained alive after seeing him?”
“Then she called the name of the Lord. Who spoke to her. Thou art a God who sees. For she said. Have I even remained alive here after seeing him?”
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14Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.
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“Therefore the well was called Bir Lahai Roi, behold it is between Kadish and Berid.”
15And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
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“So Hagar bore Abram a son and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore Ishmael.”
“And Hagar bare Abram a son and Abram called his son's name which Hagar bare Ishmael”
“So Hagar bore Abram a son and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore him Ishmael.”
“And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore Ishmael.”
“and Hagar bare Abram a son, and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare Ishmael,”
“and Hagar bare Abram a son and Abram called his son's name which Hagar bare Ishmael.”
16Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.
“Abram was 86 years old. When Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.”
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“Abram was 86 years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.”
“Abraham was 86 years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.”
“And Abram was fourscore and six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.”
“Abram was eighty -six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.”
“Abram was 86 years old when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.”