Genesis
Genesis 16:3
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.