Genesis

Genesis 16:4–5

⁴And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.^a

⁵Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”

Footnotes

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

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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

Genesis 16:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Sarai	שָׂרַ֣י	śā·ray	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
said	וַתֹּ֨אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Abram	אַבְרָם֮	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
May the wrong done to me	חֲמָסִ֣י	ḥă·mā·sî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2555 violence, wrong
upon you	עָלֶיךָ֒	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
I	אָנֹכִ֗י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
delivered	נָתַ֤תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
my servant	שִׁפְחָתִי֙	šip̄·ḥā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8198 maid, maid-servant
into your arms	בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ	bə·ḥê·qe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2436 bosom
and ever since she saw	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 has treated me with contempt	וָאֵקַ֖ל	wā·’ê·qal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
May the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
judge	יִשְׁפֹּ֥ט	yiš·pōṭ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
between you and me	בֵּינִ֥י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between

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

Genesis 16:5 Genesis 31:53 · Exodus 5:21 · Psalm 7:8 · Luke 10:40–41 · 1 Samuel 24:12–15 · Psalm 35:23 · 2 Chronicles 24:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.