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Genesis 16

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 16 verses

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  1. 1

    וְשָׂרַי֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת אַבְרָ֔ם לֹ֥א יָלְדָ֖ה ל֑וֹ וְלָ֛הּ שִׁפְחָ֥ה מִצְרִ֖ית וּשְׁמָ֥הּ הָגָֽר

    and Sarai · woman of · Abram · not · to bear · to/for him · and to/for her · maid · Egyptian · and name her · Hagar

  2. 2

    וַתֹּ֨אמֶר שָׂרַ֜י אֶל אַבְרָ֗ם הִנֵּה נָ֞א עֲצָרַ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ מִלֶּ֔דֶת בֹּא נָא֙ אֶל שִׁפְחָתִ֔י אוּלַ֥י אִבָּנֶ֖ה מִמֶּ֑נָּה וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע אַבְרָ֖ם לְק֥וֹל שָׂרָֽי

    and to say · Sarai · to · Abram · behold · please · to restrain me · LORD · from to bear · enter · please · to · maid my · perhaps · to build · from her · and to hear · Abram · to/for voice of · Sarai

  3. 3

    וַתִּקַּ֞ח שָׂרַ֣י אֵֽשֶׁת אַבְרָ֗ם אֶת הָגָ֤ר הַמִּצְרִית֙ שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ מִקֵּץ֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר שָׁנִ֔ים לְשֶׁ֥בֶת אַבְרָ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַתִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛הּ לְאַבְרָ֥ם אִישָׁ֖הּ ל֥וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה

    and to take · Sarai · woman of · Abram · - · Hagar · the Egyptian · maid her · from end of · ten · years · to dwell · Abram · in/at land of · Canaan · and to give · - her · to/for Abram · man her · to/for him · to/for woman

  4. 4

    וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל הָגָ֖ר וַתַּ֑הַר וַתֵּ֨רֶא֙ כִּ֣י הָרָ֔תָה וַתֵּקַ֥ל גְּבִרְתָּ֖הּ בְּעֵינֶֽיהָ

    and to enter · to · Hagar · and to conceive · and to see · that · to conceive · and to be light · queen her · in/at eyes her

  5. 5

    וַתֹּ֨אמֶר שָׂרַ֣י אֶל אַבְרָם֮ חֲמָסִ֣י עָלֶיךָ֒ אָנֹכִ֗י נָתַ֤תִּי שִׁפְחָתִי֙ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וַתֵּ֨רֶא֙ כִּ֣י הָרָ֔תָה וָאֵקַ֖ל בְּעֵינֶ֑יהָ יִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יְהוָ֖ה בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֶֽיׄךָ

    and to say · Sarai · to · Abram · violence my · upon you · I · to give · maid my · in/at bosom your · and to see · that · to conceive · and to be light · in/at eyes her · to judge · LORD · between me · and between you

  6. 6

    וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל שָׂרַ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙ בְּיָדֵ֔ךְ עֲשִׂי לָ֖הּ הַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ שָׂרַ֔י וַתִּבְרַ֖ח מִפָּנֶֽיהָ

    and to say · Abram · to · Sarai · behold · maid your · in/at hand your · do · to/for her · the good · in/at eyes your · and to afflict her · Sarai · and to flee · from face(s) her

  7. 7

    וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּ מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהוָ֛ה עַל עֵ֥ין הַמַּ֖יִם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַל הָעַ֖יִן בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ שֽׁוּר

    and to find her · messenger of · LORD · upon · eye of · the water(s) · in/at the wilderness · upon · the eye · in/at way of · Shur

  8. 8

    וַיֹּאמַ֗ר הָגָ֞ר שִׁפְחַ֥ת שָׂרַ֛י אֵֽי מִזֶּ֥ה בָ֖את וְאָ֣נָה תֵלֵ֑כִי וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִפְּנֵי֙ שָׂרַ֣י גְּבִרְתִּ֔י אָנֹכִ֖י בֹּרַֽחַת

    and to say · Hagar · maid of · Sarai · where · from this · to enter · and where · to walk · and to say · from face(s) of · Sarai · queen my · I · fleeing

  9. 9

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה שׁ֖וּבִי אֶל גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י תַּ֥חַת יָדֶֽיהָ

    and to say · to/for her · messenger of · LORD · return · to · queen your · and afflict · under · hands her

  10. 10

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה הַרְבָּ֥ה אַרְבֶּ֖ה אֶת זַרְעֵ֑ךְ וְלֹ֥א יִסָּפֵ֖ר מֵרֹֽב

    and to say · to/for her · messenger of · LORD · to multiply · to multiply · - · seed your · and not · to count · from multitude

  11. 11

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה הִנָּ֥ךְ הָרָ֖ה וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ בֵּ֑ן וְקָרָ֤את שְׁמוֹ֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל כִּֽי שָׁמַ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה אֶל עָנְיֵֽךְ

    and to say · to/for her · messenger of · LORD · behold you · pregnant · and bearing · son · and to call · name his · Ishmael · that · to hear · LORD · to · affliction your

  12. 12

    וְה֤וּא יִהְיֶה֙ פֶּ֣רֶא אָדָ֔ם יָד֣וֹ בַכֹּ֔ל וְיַ֥ד כֹּ֖ל בּ֑וֹ וְעַל פְּנֵ֥י כָל אֶחָ֖יו יִשְׁכֹּֽן

    and he · to be · wild ass of · man · hand his · in/at the all · and hand of · all · in/at him · and upon · face(s) of · all of · brothers his · to dwell

  13. 13

    וַתִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם יְהוָה֙ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יהָ אַתָּ֖ה אֵ֣ל רֳאִ֑י כִּ֣י אָֽמְרָ֗ה הֲגַ֥ם הֲלֹ֛ם רָאִ֖יתִי אַחֲרֵ֥י רֹאִֽי

    and to call · name of · LORD · the speaking · to her · you · God of · appearance · that · to say · also · here · to see · after · seeing me

  14. 14

    עַל כֵּן֙ קָרָ֣א לַבְּאֵ֔ר בְּאֵ֥ר לַחַ֖י רֹאִ֑י הִנֵּ֥ה בֵין קָדֵ֖שׁ וּבֵ֥ין בָּֽרֶד

    upon · thus · to call · to/for the well · Beer-lahai-roi · Beer-lahai-roi · Beer-lahai-roi · behold · between · Kadesh · and between · Bered

    Septuagint runs longer here

  15. 15

    וַתֵּ֧לֶד הָגָ֛ר לְאַבְרָ֖ם בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָ֧ם שֶׁם בְּנ֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָ֥ה הָגָ֖ר יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל

    and to bear · Hagar · to/for Abram · son · and to call · Abram · name of · son his · which · to bear · Hagar · Ishmael

  16. 16

    וְאַבְרָ֕ם בֶּן שְׁמֹנִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֑ים בְּלֶֽדֶת הָגָ֥ר אֶת יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל לְאַבְרָֽם

    and Abram · son of · eighty · year · and six · years · in/at to bear · Hagar · - · Ishmael · to/for Abram

About this chapter

  • 16 Verses
  • 223 Hebrew words
  • 92 Distinct lemmas

1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 16:14. Open any to read the two side by side.

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