NASB — Genesis 16 — KJV

Sarai and Hagar

1 Now aSarai°, Abram’s° wife° had borne° him no° [children], and she had ban Egyptian° maid° whose name° was Hagar°. 2 So Sarai° said° to Abram°, “Now° behold°, the LORD° has prevented° me from bearing° [children]. aPlease° go° in to my maid°; perhaps° I will Iobtain° children° through° her.” And Abram° listened° to the voice° of Sarai°. 3 After° Abram° had Ilived° aten° years° in the land° of Canaan°, Abram’s° wife° Sarai° took° Hagar° the Egyptian°, her maid°, and gave° her to her husband° Abram° as his wife°. 4 He went° in to Hagar°, and she conceived°; and when she saw° that she had conceived°, her mistress° was despised° in her sight°. 5 And Sarai° said° to Abram°, “aMay the wrong° done me be upon you. I gave° my maid° into your Iarms°, but when she saw° that she had conceived°, I was despised° in her IIsight°. bMay the LORD° judge° between° IIIyou and me.” 6 But Abram° said° to Sarai°, “Behold°, your maid° is in your Ipower°; do° to her what° is good° in your IIsight°.” So Sarai° treated° her harshly°, and ashe fled° from her presence°.

[1] aGn 11:30 bGn 12:16
[2] ILit be built from her aGn 30:3, 4, 9, 10
[3] ILit dwelt aGn 12:4
[5] ILit bosom IILit eyes IIILit me and you aJr 51:35 bGn 31:53; Ex 5:21
[6] ILit hand IILit eyes aGn 16:9

7 ¶ Now athe angel° of the LORD° found° her by a spring° of water° in the wilderness°, by the spring° on the way° to bShur°. 8 He said°, “Hagar°, Sarai’s° maid°, awhere°° have you come° from and where° are you going°?” And she said°, “I am fleeing° from the presence° of my mistress° Sarai°.” 9 Then the angel° of the LORD° said° to her, “Return° to your mistress°, and submit° yourself Ito her authority°.” 10 Moreover, the aangel° of the LORD° said° to her, “bI will greatly° multiply° your Idescendants° so that IIthey will be too° many° to count°.” 11 The angel° of the LORD° said° to her further,
  “Behold°, you are with child°,
  And you will bear° a son°;
  And you shall call° his name° IIshmael°,
  Because° athe LORD° IIhas given° heed° to your affliction°.
  12 “He will be a awild° donkey° of a man°,
  His hand° [will be] against everyone°,
  And everyone’s° hand° [will be] against him;
  And he will Ilive° IIbto the east° of all° his brothers°.”
13 Then she called° the name° of the LORD° who spoke° to her, “IYou are IIa God° who° sees°”; for she said°, “aHave I even° IIIremained° alive° here° after° seeing° Him?” 14 Therefore°° the well° was called° IBeer-lahai-roi°; behold°, it is between° aKadesh° and Bered°.

[7] aGn 21:17, 18; 22:11, 15; 31:11 bGn 20:1; 25:18
[8] aGn 3:9; 1K 19:9, 13
[9] ILit under her hands
[10] ILit seed IIOr it shall not be counted for multitude aGn 22:15-18 bGn 17:20
[11] II.e. God hears IILit has heard aEx 2:23, 24; 3:7, 9
[12] ILit dwell IILit before the face of; or in defiance of aJb 24:5; 39:5-8 bGn 25:18
[13] IOr You, God, see me IIHeb Elroi IIILit seen here after the one who saw me aGn 32:30; Ps 139:1-12
[14] II.e. the well of the living one who sees me aGn 14:7

15 ¶ So Hagar° bore° Abram° a son°; and Abram° called° the name° of his son°, whom° Hagar° bore°, Ishmael°. 16 Abram° was aeighty-six° years° old° when Hagar° bore° Ishmael° to Ihim.

[16] ILit Abram aGn 12:4; 16:3


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Sarai, being barren, giveth Hagar to Abram.

1 ¶ Now Saraiº Abram'sº wifeº bare¹ª him no¹ children:ºª² and she had an handmaid,º an Egyptian,º whose nameº [was] Hagar.º 2 And Saraiº saidºª unto² Abram,º Behold² now,² the LORDº hath restrained² me¹ª from bearing:ºª² I pray thee,² go inºª unto² my maid;º it may¹ be² that I may obtain childrenºª by² her. And Abramº hearkenedºª to the voiceº of Sarai.º 3 And Saraiº Abram'sº wifeº tookºª² Hagarº her maidº the Egyptian,º afterº² Abramº had dweltºª tenº yearsº in the landº of Canaan,º and gaveºª her to her husbandº Abramº to be his wife.º

[1] Gn 12:16; 15:2; 21:9, 10, 12, 21; 25:21; Jg 13:2; Lk 1:7, 36; Ga 4:24.
[2] Gn 3:1, 12, 17; 17:16; 18:10; 20:18; 25:21; 30:2, 3, 6, 9, 22; Ex 21:4; Ru 4:11; Ps 127:3.
[3] Gn 12:4; 16:5; 25:6; 28:9; 30:4, 9; 32:22; 35:22; Jg 19:1; 2S 5:13; 1K 11:3; Ga 4:25.

4 ¶ And he went inºª unto² Hagar,º and she conceived:ºª and when she sawºª that² she had conceived,ºª her mistressº was despisedºª in her eyes.º 5 And Saraiº saidºª unto² Abram,º My wrongº [be] upon² thee: I² have givenºª my maidº into thy bosom;º and when she sawºª that² she had conceived,ºª I was despisedºª in her eyes:º the LORDº judgeºª between² me and thee.

[4] 1S 1:6; 2S 6:16; Pv 30:20, 23; 1Co 4:6; 13:4.
[5] Gn 31:53; Ex 5:21; 1S 24:12; 2Ch 24:22; Ps 7:8; 35:23; 43:1; Lk 10:40.

Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mistress, runneth away.

6 But Abramº saidºª unto² Sarai,º Behold,² thy maidº [is] in thy hand;º doºª to her as it pleaseth²² thee.¹¹ And when Saraiº dealt hardly² with¹ª her, she fledºª from her face.º²

[6] Gn 13:8; 24:10; Ex 2:15; Jb 2:6; Ps 106:41; Pv 14:29; 15:1, 17; 27:8; 29:19; Ec 10:4; Jr 38:5; 1P 3:7.

An angel sendeth her back to submit herself,

7 ¶ And the angelº of the LORDº found² her¹ª by² a fountainº of waterº in the wilderness,º by² the fountainº in the wayº to Shur.º 8 And he said,ºª Hagar,º Sarai'sº maid,º whenceº²² camest² thou?¹ª and whither² wilt thou go?¹ª² And she said,ºª I² fleeºª from the faceº² of my mistressº Sarai.º 9 And the angelº of the LORDº saidºª unto her, Returnºª to² thy mistress,º and submit¹ª thyself² under² her hands.º 10 And the angelº of the LORDº saidºª unto her, I will multiply¹ª thy seed¹ exceedingly,ºª²² that it shall not² be numberedºª for multitude.º²

[7] Gn 25:18; Ex 15:22; 1S 15:7; Pv 15:3.
[8] Gn 3:9; 4:10; 16:1, 4; 1S 26:19; Ec 10:4; Jr 2:17; Ep 6:5; 1Ti 6:1.
[9] Ec 10:4; Ep 5:21; 6:5; Tit 2:9; 1P 2:18; 5:5.
[10] Gn 17:20; 21:13, 16; 22:15; 25:12; 31:11; 32:24; 48:15; Ex 3:2; Jg 2:1; 6:11, 16, 21; 13:16; Ps 83:6; Is 63:9; Ho 12:3; Zc 2:8; Mal 3:1; Jn 1:18; Ac 7:30; 1Ti 6:16.

and telleth her of her child.

11 And the angelº of the LORDº saidºª unto her, Behold,º thou [art] with child,º and shalt bearºª a son,º and shalt callºª his nameº Ishmael;º because² the LORDº hath heardºª² thy affliction.º 12 And he² will be² a wildº man;º his handº [will be] against every man,² and every man's² handº against him; and he shall dwellºª in the presenceº² of all² his brethren.º 13 And she calledºª the nameº of the LORDº that spakeºª unto² her, Thou² Godº seest² me:¹ for² she said,ºª Have I also² hereº lookedºª after² him¹ that seeth² me?¹ 14 Wherefore²² the wellº was calledºª Beerlahairoi;º¹ behold,² [it is] between² Kadeshº and Bered.º

[11] Gn 17:19; 29:32; 41:51; Ex 2:23; 3:7; 1S 1:20; Jb 38:41; Ps 22:24; Is 7:14; Mt 1:21; Lk 1:13, 31, 63.
[12] Gn 21:20; 25:18; 27:40; Jb 11:12; 39:5.
[13] Gn 16:7, 9; 22:14; 28:17, 19; 31:42; 32:30; Ex 33:18; 34:5; Jg 6:24; Ps 139:1; Pv 5:21; 15:3.
[14] Gn 21:31; 24:62; 25:11; Nu 13:26.

Ishmael is born.

15 ¶ And Hagarº bareºª Abramº a son:º and Abramº calledºª his son'sº name,º which² Hagarº bare,ºª Ishmael.º 16 And Abramº [was] fourscoreº¹ and sixº yearsº old,º when Hagarº bareºª² Ishmaelº to Abram.º

[15] Gn 16:11; 17:18, 20, 25; 21:9; 25:9, 12; 28:9; 37:27; 1Ch 1:28; Ga 4:22.


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