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World English Bible

Genesis 16 (WEBP)

[1] Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
[2] Sarai said to Abram, “See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my servant. It may be that I will obtain children by her.” Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
[3] Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
[4] He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
[5] Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, she despised me. May Yahweh judge between me and you.”
[6] But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.
[7] Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur.
[8] He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.”
[9] Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.”
[10] Yahweh’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, that they will not be counted for multitude.”
[11] Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction.
[12] He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposed to all of his brothers.”
[13] She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?”
[14] Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
[15] Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
[16] Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

Genesis 16:14 Beer Lahai Roi means “well of the one who lives and sees me”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 16 (KJVS)

[1] Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children (): and she had an handmaid , an Egyptian , whose name [was] Hagar .
[2] And Sarai said () unto Abram , Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me () from bearing (): I pray thee, go in () unto my maid ; it may be that I may obtain children () by her. And Abram hearkened () to the voice of Sarai .
[3] And Sarai Abram’s wife took () Hagar her maid the Egyptian , after Abram had dwelt () ten years in the land of Canaan , and gave () her to her husband Abram to be his wife .
[4] And he went in () unto Hagar , and she conceived (): and when she saw () that she had conceived (), her mistress was despised () in her eyes .
[5] And Sarai said () unto Abram , My wrong [be] upon thee: I have given () my maid into thy bosom ; and when she saw () that she had conceived (), I was despised () in her eyes : the LORD judge () between me and thee.
[6] But Abram said () unto Sarai , Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand ; do () to her as it pleaseth thee . And when Sarai dealt hardly with () her, she fled () from her face .
[7] And the angel of the LORD found her () by a fountain of water in the wilderness , by the fountain in the way to Shur .
[8] And he said (), Hagar , Sarai’s maid , whence camest thou ()? and whither wilt thou go ()? And she said (), I flee () from the face of my mistress Sarai .
[9] And the angel of the LORD said () unto her, Return () to thy mistress , and submit () thyself under her hands .
[10] And the angel of the LORD said () unto her, I will multiply () thy seed exceedingly (), that it shall not be numbered () for multitude .
[11] And the angel of the LORD said () unto her, Behold , thou [art] with child , and shalt bear () a son , and shalt call () his name Ishmael ; because the LORD hath heard () thy affliction .
[12] And he will be a wild man ; his hand [will be] against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell () in the presence of all his brethren .
[13] And she called () the name of the LORD that spake () unto her, Thou God seest me : for she said (), Have I also here looked () after him that seeth me ?
[14] Wherefore the well was called () Beerlahairoi ; behold, [it is] between Kadesh and Bered .
[15] And Hagar bare () Abram a son : and Abram called () his son’s name , which Hagar bare (), Ishmael .
[16] And Abram [was] fourscore and six years old , when Hagar bare () Ishmael to Abram .

Young’s Literal Translation

Genesis 16 (YLT)

[1] And Sarai, Abram’s wife, hath not borne to him, and she hath an handmaid, an Egyptian, and her name is Hagar;
[2] and Sarai saith unto Abram, ‘Lo, I pray thee, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing, go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; perhaps I am built up from her;’ and Abram hearkeneth to the voice of Sarai.
[3] And Sarai, Abram’s wife, taketh Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of the tenth year of Abram’s dwelling in the land of Canaan, and giveth her to Abram her husband, to him for a wife,
[4] and he goeth in unto Hagar, and she conceiveth, and she seeth that she hath conceived, and her mistress is lightly esteemed in her eyes.
[5] And Sarai saith unto Abram, ‘My violence is for thee; I-I have given mine handmaid into thy bosom, and she seeth that she hath conceived, and I am lightly esteemed in her eyes; Jehovah doth judge between me and thee.’
[6] And Abram saith unto Sarai, ‘Lo, thine handmaid is in thine hand, do to her that which is good in thine eyes;’ and Sarai afflicted her, and she fleeth from her presence.
[7] And a messenger of Jehovah findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur,
[8] and he saith, ‘Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?’ and she saith, ‘From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.’
[9] And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, ‘Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands;’
[10] and the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, ‘Multiplying I multiply thy seed, and it is not numbered from multitude;’
[11] and the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, ‘Behold thou art conceiving, and bearing a son, and hast called his name Ishmael, for Jehovah hath hearkened unto thine affliction;
[12] and he is a wild-ass man, his hand against every one, and every one’s hand against him-and before the face of all his brethren he dwelleth.’
[13] And she calleth the name of Jehovah who is speaking unto her, ‘Thou art, O God, my beholder;’ for she said, ‘Even here have I looked behind my beholder?’
[14] therefore hath one called the well, ‘The well of the Living One, my beholder;’ lo, between Kadesh and Bered.
[15] And Hagar beareth to Abram a son; and Abram calleth the name of his son, whom Hagar hath borne, Ishmael;
[16] and Abram is a son of eighty and six years in Hagar’s bearing Ishmael to Abram.