Genesis 16:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 16:3

Hagar and Ishmael

1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, ^ahad borne him no children. And she had ^ban Egyptian maidservant whose name was ^cHagar.

2 ^aSo Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the Lord ^bhas restrained me from bearing children. Please, ^cgo in to my maid; perhaps I shall¹ obtain children by her.” And Abram ^dheeded the voice of Sarai.

3 Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram ^ahad dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan.

4 So he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became ^adespised in her eyes.

5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. ^aThe Lord judge between you and me.”

6 ^aSo Abram said to Sarai, “Indeed your maid is in your hand; do to her as you please.” And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, ^bshe fled from her presence.

7 Now the ^aAngel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, ^bby the spring on the way to ^cShur.

8 And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 16:3

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American Standard Version
And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

Amplified® Bible
So Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her Egyptian maid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his [secondary] wife.

Contemporary English Version
and Sarai gave him Hagar to be his wife. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan for ten years.

Darby English Version
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar, the Egyptian, her maidservant, at the end of ten years that Abram had dwelt in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram, as his wife.

Good News Bible
So she gave Hagar to him to be his concubine. (This happened after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years.)

King James Version
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

New American Standard Bible
After Abram had lived ten 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.

New International Version
So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife.

New King James Version
Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
After Abram had lived ten 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.

Revised Standard Version
So, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, Sar'ai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife.

Young's Literal Translation
And Sarai, Abram's wife, taketh Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of the tenth year of Abram's dwelling in the land of Canaan, and giveth her to Abram her husband, to him for a wife,

New English Translation
So after Abram had lived¹ in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant,² to her husband to be his wife.³

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