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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 () Beer-lahai-roi; 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.

Genesis 16:2 Be built by her
Genesis 16:6a That which is good in thy eyes
Genesis 16:6b Afflicted her
Genesis 16:11 That is, God shall hear
Genesis 16:14 That is, the well of him that liveth and seeth me

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 16 (BYZ)

[1] σαρα δε η γυνη αβραμ ουκ ετικτεν αυτω ην δε αυτη παιδισκη αιγυπτια η ονομα αγαρ
[2] ειπεν δε σαρα προς αβραμ ιδου συνεκλεισεν με κυριος του μη τικτειν εισελθε ουν προς την παιδισκην μου ινα τεκνοποιησης εξ αυτης υπηκουσεν δε αβραμ της φωνης σαρας
[3] και λαβουσα σαρα η γυνη αβραμ αγαρ την αιγυπτιαν την εαυτης παιδισκην μετα δεκα ετη του οικησαι αβραμ εν γη χανααν και εδωκεν αυτην αβραμ τω ανδρι αυτης αυτω γυναικα
[4] και εισηλθεν προς αγαρ και συνελαβεν και ειδεν οτι εν γαστρι εχει και ητιμασθη η κυρια εναντιον αυτης
[5] ειπεν δε σαρα προς αβραμ αδικουμαι εκ σου εγω δεδωκα την παιδισκην μου εις τον κολπον σου ιδουσα δε οτι εν γαστρι εχει ητιμασθην εναντιον αυτης κριναι ο θεος ανα μεσον εμου και σου
[6] ειπεν δε αβραμ προς σαραν ιδου η παιδισκη σου εν ταις χερσιν σου χρω αυτη ως αν σοι αρεστον η και εκακωσεν αυτην σαρα και απεδρα απο προσωπου αυτης
[7] ευρεν δε αυτην αγγελος κυριου επι της πηγης του υδατος εν τη ερημω επι της πηγης εν τη οδω σουρ
[8] και ειπεν αυτη ο αγγελος κυριου αγαρ παιδισκη σαρας ποθεν ερχη και που πορευη και ειπεν απο προσωπου σαρας της κυριας μου εγω αποδιδρασκω
[9] ειπεν δε αυτη ο αγγελος κυριου αποστραφητι προς την κυριαν σου και ταπεινωθητι υπο τας χειρας αυτης
[10] και ειπεν αυτη ο αγγελος κυριου πληθυνων πληθυνω το σπερμα σου και ουκ αριθμηθησεται απο του πληθους
[11] και ειπεν αυτη ο αγγελος κυριου ιδου συ εν γαστρι εχεις και τεξη υιον και καλεσεις το ονομα αυτου ισμαηλ οτι επηκουσεν κυριος τη ταπεινωσει σου
[12] ουτος εσται αγροικος ανθρωπος αι χειρες αυτου επι παντας και αι χειρες παντων επ αυτον και κατα προσωπον παντων των αδελφων αυτου κατοικησει
[13] και εκαλεσεν αγαρ το ονομα κυριου του λαλουντος προς αυτην συ ο θεος ο επιδων με οτι ειπεν και γαρ ενωπιον ειδον οφθεντα μοι
[14] ενεκεν τουτου εκαλεσεν το φρεαρ φρεαρ ου ενωπιον ειδον ιδου ανα μεσον καδης και ανα μεσον βαραδ
[15] και ετεκεν αγαρ τω αβραμ υιον και εκαλεσεν αβραμ το ονομα του υιου αυτου ον ετεκεν αυτω αγαρ ισμαηλ
[16] αβραμ δε ην ογδοηκοντα εξ ετων ηνικα ετεκεν αγαρ τον ισμαηλ τω αβραμ

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.