Genesis

Chapter 16

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsaray֙ 'e֣shshet 'abera֔m lo֥ yaleda֖h l֑o vela֛hּ shshipecha֥h mitzeri֖yt ushshema֥hּ hagaֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar;

וְשָׂרַי֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת אַבְרָ֔ם לֹ֥א יָלְדָ֖ה ל֑וֹ וְלָ֛הּ שִׁפְחָ֥ה מִצְרִ֖ית וּשְׁמָ֥הּ הָגָֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּo֨'mer shsara֜y 'el-'abera֗m hinּeh-na֞ 'atzara֤niy yehvah֙ milּe֔det bּo'-na'֙ 'el-shshipechati֔y 'ula֥y 'ibּane֖h mimּe֑nּah vayּishshema֥ 'abera֖m leq֥ol shsaraֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)so she said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from bearing children. Please go, sleep with my servant; perhaps I can build a house through her." Abram heard the voice of Sarai.

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר שָׂרַ֜י אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם הִנֵּה־נָ֞א עֲצָרַ֤נִי יְהוָה֙ מִלֶּ֔דֶת בֹּא־נָא֙ אֶל־שִׁפְחָתִ֔י אוּלַ֥י אִבָּנֶ֖ה מִמֶּ֑נָּה וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע אַבְרָ֖ם לְק֥וֹל שָׂרָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּiqּa֞ch shsara֣y 'eֽshshet-'abera֗m 'et-haga֤r hamּitzeriyt֙ shshipechata֔hּ miqּetz֙ 'e֣shser shshani֔ym leshshe֥bet 'abera֖m bּe'e֣retz kּena֑'an vatּitּe֥n 'ota֛hּ le'abera֥m 'iyshsha֖hּ l֥o le'ishshּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So after Abram had been living in Canaan for ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian servant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife.

וַתִּקַּ֞ח שָׂרַ֣י אֵֽשֶׁת־אַבְרָ֗ם אֶת־הָגָ֤ר הַמִּצְרִית֙ שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ מִקֵּץ֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר שָׁנִ֔ים לְשֶׁ֥בֶת אַבְרָ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַתִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛הּ לְאַבְרָ֥ם אִישָׁ֖הּ ל֥וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֥ 'el-haga֖r vatּa֑har vatּe֨re'֙ kּi֣y hara֔tah vatּeqa֥l gּebiretּa֖hּ bּe'eyneֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she had conceived, she began to despise her mistress.

וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־הָגָ֖ר וַתַּ֑הַר וַתֵּ֨רֶא֙ כִּ֣י הָרָ֔תָה וַתֵּקַ֥ל גְּבִרְתָּ֖הּ בְּעֵינֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּo֨'mer shsara֣y 'el-'aberam֮ chamasi֣y 'aleyka֒ 'anoki֗y nata֤tּiy shshipechatiy֙ bּecheyqe֔ka vatּe֨re'֙ kּi֣y hara֔tah va'eqa֖l bּe'eyne֑yha yishshepּo֥t yehva֖h bּeyni֥y ubeyneֽyׄka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Sarai said to Abram, "You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my servant in your arms, and now that she knows she has conceived, she despises me. May the LORD judge between me and you."

וַתֹּ֨אמֶר שָׂרַ֣י אֶל־אַבְרָם֮ חֲמָסִ֣י עָלֶיךָ֒ אָנֹכִ֗י נָתַ֤תִּי שִׁפְחָתִי֙ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וַתֵּ֨רֶא֙ כִּ֣י הָרָ֔תָה וָאֵקַ֖ל בְּעֵינֶ֑יהָ יִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יְהוָ֖ה בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֶֽיׄךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer 'abera֜m 'el-shsara֗y hinּe֤h shshipechateke֙ bּeyade֔ke 'ashsiy-la֖hּ hatּ֣ob bּe'eyna֑yike vatּe'anּe֣ha shsara֔y vatּibera֖ch mipּaneֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE) "Your servant is in your hands," Abram said. "Do to her whatever you think best." Then Sarai mistreated Hagar, so she fled from her.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל־שָׂרַ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙ בְּיָדֵ֔ךְ עֲשִׂי־לָ֖הּ הַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ שָׂרַ֔י וַתִּבְרַ֖ח מִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּimetza'a֞hּ male'a֧ke yehva֛h 'al-'e֥yn hamּa֖yim bּamּidebּa֑r 'al-ha'a֖yin bּede֥reke shshֽur׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The [1] (Angel of the LORD) found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.

וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּ מַלְאַ֧ךְ יְהוָ֛ה עַל־עֵ֥ין הַמַּ֖יִם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַל־הָעַ֖יִן בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ שֽׁוּר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'ma֗r haga֞r shshipecha֥t shsara֛y 'eֽy-mizּe֥h ba֖'t ve'a֣nah tele֑kiy vatּo֕'mer mipּeney֙ shsara֣y gּebiretּi֔y 'anoki֖y bּoraֽchat׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?" "I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai," she answered.

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר הָגָ֞ר שִׁפְחַ֥ת שָׂרַ֛י אֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה בָ֖את וְאָ֣נָה תֵלֵ֑כִי וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִפְּנֵי֙ שָׂרַ֣י גְּבִרְתִּ֔י אָנֹכִ֖י בֹּרַֽחַת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer lahּ֙ male'a֣ke yehva֔h shsh֖ubiy 'el-gּebiretּe֑ke vehite'anּi֖y tּa֥chat yadeֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the Angel of the LORD told her, "Go back to your mistress and submit under her hands."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה שׁ֖וּבִי אֶל־גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י תַּ֥חַת יָדֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer lahּ֙ male'a֣ke yehva֔h harebּa֥h 'arebּe֖h 'et-zare'e֑ke velo֥ yisּape֖r meroֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Angel of the LORD added, "I will increase your seed so much that they will be too many to number."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה הַרְבָּ֥ה אַרְבֶּ֖ה אֶת־זַרְעֵ֑ךְ וְלֹ֥א יִסָּפֵ֖ר מֵרֹֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer lahּ֙ male'a֣ke yehva֔h hinּa֥ke hara֖h veyola֣detּe bּe֑n veqara֤'t shshemo֙ yishshema'e֔'l kּiֽy-shshama֥ yehva֖h 'el-'aneyeֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Angel of the LORD also said to her: "Behold, you are now with child and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael (God hears), for the LORD has heard your affliction.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה הִנָּ֥ךְ הָרָ֖ה וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ בֵּ֑ן וְקָרָ֤את שְׁמוֹ֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֔אל כִּֽי־שָׁמַ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־עָנְיֵֽךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veh֤u yiheyeh֙ pּe֣re 'ada֔m yad֣o bakּo֔l veya֥d kּo֖l bּ֑o ve'al-pּene֥y kal-'echa֖yv yishshekּoֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in defiance of all his brothers."

וְה֤וּא יִהְיֶה֙ פֶּ֣רֶא אָדָ֔ם יָד֣וֹ בַכֹּ֔ל וְיַ֥ד כֹּ֖ל בּ֑וֹ וְעַל־פְּנֵ֥י כָל־אֶחָ֖יו יִשְׁכֹּֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּiqera֤ shshem-yehvah֙ hadּobe֣r 'ele֔yha 'atּa֖h 'e֣l ro'i֑y kּi֣y 'ֽamera֗h haga֥m halo֛m ra'i֖ytiy 'achare֥y ro'iֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: "Thou art El Roi (The God Who Sees Me)," for she said, "I have truly seen the One who sees me."

וַתִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם־יְהוָה֙ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יהָ אַתָּ֖ה אֵ֣ל רֳאִ֑י כִּ֣י אָֽמְרָ֗ה הֲגַ֥ם הֲלֹ֛ם רָאִ֖יתִי אַחֲרֵ֥י רֹאִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): al-kּen֙ qara֣ labּe'e֔r bּe'e֥r lacha֖y ro'i֑y hinּe֥h beyn-qade֖shsh ube֥yn bּaֽred׃

Edified Edition (EDE)That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered.

עַל־כֵּן֙ קָרָ֣א לַבְּאֵ֔ר בְּאֵ֥ר לַחַ֖י רֹאִ֑י הִנֵּ֥ה בֵין־קָדֵ֖שׁ וּבֵ֥ין בָּֽרֶד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּe֧led haga֛r le'abera֖m bּe֑n vayּiqera֨ 'abera֧m shshem-bּen֛o 'ashsher-yaleda֥h haga֖r yishshema'eֽ'l׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.

וַתֵּ֧לֶד הָגָ֛ר לְאַבְרָ֖ם בֵּ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְרָ֧ם שֶׁם־בְּנ֛וֹ אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָ֥ה הָגָ֖ר יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'abera֕m bּen-shshemoni֥ym shshana֖h veshshe֣shsh shshani֑ym bּeleֽdet-haga֥r 'et-yishshema'e֖'l le'aberaֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael.

וְאַבְרָ֕ם בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֑ים בְּלֶֽדֶת־הָגָ֥ר אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל לְאַבְרָֽם׃ס