Genesis
Genesis 16:5
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.”
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.