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Genesis 16:1 KJV
Genesis · chapter 16 · verse 1 · King James Version
Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.Genesis 16:1 · King James Version
Genesis 16:1 in context
1Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2And 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 to the voice of Sarai.
3And 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.
Key words (Strong's)
- handmaidshiphchâha female slaveH8198 →
- EgyptianMitsrîya Mitsrite, or inhabitant of MitsrajimH4713 →
- Abram'sʼAbrâmAbram, the original name of AbrahamH87 →
- SaraiSâraySarai, the wife of AbrahamH8297 →
- wifeʼishshâha womanH802 →
- bareyâladto bear youngH3205 →
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