Genesis

Genesis 16:3–4

³So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife. ⁴And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.^a

Footnotes

a 16:4 Or her mistress became despised in her sight

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Genesis 16:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So after	מִקֵּץ֙	miq·qêṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7093 end
had lived	לְשֶׁ֥בֶת	lə·še·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
for ten	עֶ֣שֶׂר	‘e·śer	Number - feminine singular	H6235 ten
years	שָׁנִ֔ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
wife	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
Sarai	שָׂרַ֣י	śā·ray	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
took	וַתִּקַּ֞ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
her Egyptian	הַמִּצְרִית֙	ham·miṣ·rîṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
maidservant	שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ	šip̄·ḥā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8198 maid, maid-servant
Hagar	הָגָ֤ר	hā·ḡār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1904 Hagar
and gave	וַתִּתֵּ֥ן	wat·tit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
her	אֹתָ֛הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to Abram	לְאַבְרָ֥ם	lə·’aḇ·rām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
to be	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
his wife	לְאִשָּֽׁה׃	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

Genesis 16:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he slept with	וַיָּבֹ֥א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Hagar	הָגָ֖ר	hā·ḡār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1904 Hagar
and she conceived	וַתַּ֑הַר	wat·ta·har	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
But when	וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙	wat·tê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she was pregnant	הָרָ֔תָה	hā·rā·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
she began to despise	וַתֵּקַ֥ל	wat·tê·qal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
her mistress	גְּבִרְתָּ֖הּ	gə·ḇir·tāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1404 mistress

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Genesis 16:3 Genesis 12:4–5 · Genesis 16:5 · 2 Samuel 5:13

Genesis 16:4 Proverbs 30:23 · 2 Samuel 6:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.