Genesis
Genesis 16:4
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
Word by word
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.