Genesis 16

¹Now Abram’sאַבְרָ֔ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת’ê·šeṯ — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study → Saraiוְשָׂרַי֙wə·śā·ray — My princessH8297 — Full Word Study → had borneיָלְדָ֖הyā·lə·ḏāh — to give birth, beget, or bear a childH3205 — Full Word Study → him no children, but she had an Egyptianמִצְרִ֖יתmiṣ·rîṯ — Egyptian personH4713 — Full Word Study → maidservantשִׁפְחָ֥הšip̄·ḥāh — Female servant or maidservant of lower statusH8198 — Full Word Study → namedוּשְׁמָ֥הּū·šə·māh — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study → Hagarהָגָֽר׃hā·ḡār — Flight, to fleeH1904 — Full Word Study →. ²So Saraiשָׂרַ֜יśā·ray — My princessH8297 — Full Word Study → saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרwat·tō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → Abramאַבְרָ֗ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study →, “Lookהִנֵּה־hin·nêh- — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → nowנָ֞אnā — Please, I beseech, I prayH4994 — Full Word Study →, the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → has prevented meעֲצָרַ֤נִי‘ă·ṣā·ra·nî — to restrain, withhold, hold backH6113 — Full Word Study → from bearing children. Pleaseנָא֙nā — Please, I beseech, I prayH4994 — Full Word Study → goבֹּא־bō- — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → my maidservantשִׁפְחָתִ֔יšip̄·ḥā·ṯî — Female servant or maidservant of lower statusH8198 — Full Word Study →; perhapsאוּלַ֥י’ū·lay — Perhaps, possibly, if so beH194 — Full Word Study → I can build a familyאִבָּנֶ֖ה’ib·bā·neh — to build, construct, establishH1129 — Full Word Study → by herמִמֶּ֑נָּהmim·mɛn·nå̄h — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →.” And Abramאַבְרָ֖ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עway·yiš·ma‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → to the voiceלְק֥וֹלlə·qō·wl — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → of Saraiשָׂרָֽי׃śā·rāy — My princessH8297 — Full Word Study →. ³So afterמִקֵּץ֙miq·qêṣ — end, boundary, limit, terminusH7093 — Full Word Study → he had livedלְשֶׁ֥בֶתlə·še·ḇeṯ — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → in Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןkə·nā·‘an — Canaan; the promised land; merchant activityH3667 — Full Word Study → for tenעֶ֣שֶׂר‘e·śer — The number ten; a complete group or setH6235 — Full Word Study → yearsשָׁנִ֔יםšā·nîm — Year; period of time or ageH8141 — Full Word Study →, his wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־’ê·šeṯ- — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study → Saraiשָׂרַ֣יśā·ray — My princessH8297 — Full Word Study → tookוַתִּקַּ֞חwat·tiq·qaḥ — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → her Egyptianהַמִּצְרִית֙ham·miṣ·rîṯ — Egyptian personH4713 — Full Word Study → maidservantשִׁפְחָתָ֔הּšip̄·ḥā·ṯāh — Female servant or maidservant of lower statusH8198 — Full Word Study → Hagarהָגָ֤רhā·ḡār — Flight, to fleeH1904 — Full Word Study → and gaveוַתִּתֵּ֥ןwat·tit·tên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → herאֹתָ֛הּ’ō·ṯāh — direct object marker; signs accusative caseH853 — Full Word Study → to Abramלְאַבְרָ֥םlə·’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → to be his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃lə·’iš·šāh — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study →. ⁴And he slept withוַיָּבֹ֥אway·yā·ḇō — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → Hagarהָגָ֖רhā·ḡār — Flight, to fleeH1904 — Full Word Study →, and she conceivedוַתַּ֑הַרwat·ta·har — to conceive, become pregnantH2029 — Full Word Study →. But when Hagar realized thatכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → she was pregnantהָרָ֔תָהhā·rā·ṯāh — to conceive, become pregnantH2029 — Full Word Study →, she began to despiseוַתֵּקַ֥לwat·tê·qal — to make light; to curse; to despiseH7043 — Full Word Study → her mistressגְּבִרְתָּ֖הּgə·ḇir·tāh — Woman of rank; lady or mistressH1404 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Then Saraiשָׂרַ֣יśā·ray — My princessH8297 — Full Word Study → saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרwat·tō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → Abramאַבְרָם֮’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study →, “May the wrong done to meחֲמָסִ֣יḥă·mā·sî — Violence, cruelty, or wrongful harmH2555 — Full Word Study → be upon you! Iאָנֹכִ֗י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → deliveredנָתַ֤תִּיnā·ṯat·tî — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → my servantשִׁפְחָתִי֙šip̄·ḥā·ṯî — Female servant or maidservant of lower statusH8198 — Full Word Study → into your armsבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbə·ḥê·qe·ḵā — Bosom; lap; embrace; inner chamberH2436 — Full Word Study →, and ever since she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙wat·tê·re — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → thatכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → she was pregnantהָרָ֔תָהhā·rā·ṯāh — to conceive, become pregnantH2029 — Full Word Study →, she has treated me with contemptוָאֵקַ֖לwā·’ê·qal — to make light; to curse; to despiseH7043 — Full Word Study →. May the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֥טyiš·pōṭ — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study → between you and meבֵּינִ֥יbê·nî — between, among, in the midst ofH996 — Full Word Study →.” ⁶“Hereהִנֵּ֤הhin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study →,” saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → Abramאַבְרָ֜ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study →, “your servantשִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙šip̄·ḥā·ṯêḵ — Female servant or maidservant of lower statusH8198 — Full Word Study → is in your handsבְּיָדֵ֔ךְbə·yā·ḏêḵ — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →. Doעֲשִׂי־‘ă·śî- — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → whatever you wantהַטּ֣וֹבhaṭ·ṭō·wḇ — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study → with her.” Then Saraiשָׂרַ֔יśā·ray — My princessH8297 — Full Word Study → treatedוַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָwat·tə·‘an·ne·hā — To afflict, humble, or oppress; to treat harshlyH6031 — Full Word Study → Hagar so harshly that she fled from herמִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃mip·pā·ne·hā — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Now the angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal·’aḵ — messenger; angel; envoyH4397 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → foundוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּway·yim·ṣā·’āh — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study → Hagar by a springעֵ֥ין‘ên — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → of waterהַמַּ֖יִםham·ma·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study → in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רbam·miḏ·bār — Desert; wilderness; pasture; speechH4057 — Full Word Study →—the springהָעַ֖יִןhā·‘a·yin — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → along the roadבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbə·ḏe·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → to Shurשֽׁוּר׃šūr — A wilderness regionH7793 — Full Word Study →. ⁸“Hagarהָגָ֞רhā·ḡār — Flight, to fleeH1904 — Full Word Study →, servantשִׁפְחַ֥תšip̄·ḥaṯ — Female servant or maidservant of lower statusH8198 — Full Word Study → of Saraiשָׂרַ֛יśā·ray — My princessH8297 — Full Word Study →,” he saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רway·yō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “whereאֵֽי־’ê- — Where? How? What?H335 — Full Word Study → have you come fromבָ֖אתḇāṯ — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →, and whereוְאָ֣נָהwə·’ā·nāh — Where? Whither? (interrogative/indefinite adverb of place)H575 — Full Word Study → are you goingתֵלֵ֑כִיṯê·lê·ḵî — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study →?” “I amאָנֹכִ֖י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → running awayבֹּרַֽחַת׃bō·ra·ḥaṯ — To flee or escape in hasteH1272 — Full Word Study → fromמִפְּנֵי֙mip·pə·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → my mistressגְּבִרְתִּ֔יgə·ḇir·tî — Woman of rank; lady or mistressH1404 — Full Word Study → Saraiשָׂרַ֣יśā·ray — My princessH8297 — Full Word Study →,” she repliedוַתֹּ֕אמֶרwat·tō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →. ⁹So the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal·’aḵ — messenger; angel; envoyH4397 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → her, “Returnשׁ֖וּבִיšū·ḇî — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → your mistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְgə·ḇir·têḵ — Woman of rank; lady or mistressH1404 — Full Word Study → and submitוְהִתְעַנִּ֖יwə·hiṯ·‘an·nî — To afflict, humble, or oppress; to treat harshlyH6031 — Full Word Study → to her authorityתַּ֥חַתta·ḥaṯ — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study →.” ¹⁰Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal·’aḵ — messenger; angel; envoyH4397 — Full Word Study → addedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “I will greatly multiplyהַרְבָּ֥הhar·bāh — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study → your offspringזַרְעֵ֑ךְzar·‘êḵ — Seed; offspring; descendant; progenyH2233 — Full Word Study → so thatוְלֹ֥אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → they will be too numerousמֵרֹֽב׃mê·rōḇ — Abundance, multitude, or great quantityH7230 — Full Word Study → to countיִסָּפֵ֖רyis·sā·p̄êr — To count, record, or declareH5608 — Full Word Study →.” ¹¹The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal·’aḵ — messenger; angel; envoyH4397 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → proceededוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →: “Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhin·nāḵ — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study →, you have conceivedהָרָ֖הhā·rāh — pregnant, with child, conceiveH2030 — Full Word Study → and will bearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּwə·yō·laḏt — to give birth, beget, or bear a childH3205 — Full Word Study → a sonבֵּ֑ןbên — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →. And you shall name himוְקָרָ֤אתwə·qā·rāṯ — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyiš·mā·‘êl — God hearsH3458 — Full Word Study →, forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → has heardשָׁמַ֥עšā·ma‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → your cry of afflictionעָנְיֵֽךְ׃‘ā·nə·yêḵ — affliction, distress, troubleH6040 — Full Word Study →. ¹²Heוְה֤וּאwə·hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → will beיִהְיֶה֙yih·yeh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → a wild donkeyפֶּ֣רֶאpe·re — wild donkey; untamed beastH6501 — Full Word Study → of a man, and his handיָד֣וֹyā·ḏōw — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → will be against everyoneבַכֹּ֔לḇak·kōl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study →, and everyone’sכֹּ֖לkōl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → handוְיַ֥דwə·yaḏ — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → against him; he will liveיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yiš·kōn — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study → in hostilityוְעַל־wə·‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → towardפְּנֵ֥יpə·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → allכָל־ḵāl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → his brothersאֶחָ֖יו’e·ḥāw — Male sibling; brother; kinsmanH251 — Full Word Study →.” ¹³So Hagar gave this nameשֵׁם־šêm- — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study → to the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → who had spokenהַדֹּבֵ֣רhad·dō·ḇêr — to speak, say, or declareH1696 — Full Word Study → to herאֵלֶ֔יהָ’ê·le·hā — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →: “You areאַתָּ֖ה’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → the Godאֵ֣ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → who sees meרֳאִ֑יro·’î — sight, look, spectacle, or viewingH7210 — Full Word Study →,” forכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → she saidאָֽמְרָ֗ה’ā·mə·rāh — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Hereהֲלֹ֛םhă·lōm — Here, to this place, hitherH1988 — Full Word Study → I haveהֲגַ֥םhă·ḡam — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → seenרָאִ֖יתִיrā·’î·ṯî — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → the One who sees meרֹאִֽי׃rō·’î — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →!” ¹⁴Thereforeעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the wellלַבְּאֵ֔רlab·bə·’êr — A deep hole or pit dug in the ground, typically for waterH875 — Full Word Study → was calledקָרָ֣אqā·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → Beer-lahai-roiרֹאִ֑יrō·’î — Beer-lahai-roi (well of the living one who sees me)H883 — Full Word Study →. It is locatedהִנֵּ֥הhin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → betweenבֵין־ḇên- — between, among, in the midst ofH996 — Full Word Study → Kadeshקָדֵ֖שׁqā·ḏêš — Holy place; sanctuaryH6946 — Full Word Study → and Beredבָּֽרֶד׃bā·reḏ — Place in EgyptH1260 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵And Hagarהָגָ֛רhā·ḡār — Flight, to fleeH1904 — Full Word Study → boreוַתֵּ֧לֶדwat·tê·leḏ — to give birth, beget, or bear a childH3205 — Full Word Study → Abramלְאַבְרָ֖םlə·’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → a sonבֵּ֑ןbên — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →, and Abramאַבְרָ֧ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אway·yiq·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → the nameשֶׁם־šem- — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study → Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yiš·mā·‘êl — God hearsH3458 — Full Word Study → to the sonבְּנ֛וֹbə·nōw — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → she had borneיָלְדָ֥הyā·lə·ḏāh — to give birth, beget, or bear a childH3205 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶Abramוְאַבְרָ֕םwə·’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → was eighty-sixשְׁמֹנִ֥יםšə·mō·nîm — The number eighty; fourscoreH8084 — Full Word Study → yearsשָׁנִ֑יםšā·nîm — Year; period of time or ageH8141 — Full Word Study → oldבֶּן־ben- — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → when Hagarהָגָ֥רhā·ḡār — Flight, to fleeH1904 — Full Word Study → boreבְּלֶֽדֶת־bə·le·ḏeṯ- — to give birth, beget, or bear a childH3205 — Full Word Study → Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyiš·mā·‘êl — God hearsH3458 — Full Word Study → to himלְאַבְרָֽם׃סlə·’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study →.