Genesis 16:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.”

Genesis 16:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 16:111 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/שָׂרַי֙wəśāray

and SaraiconjH8297

אֵ֣שֶׁתʾēšet

the wife ofnounH802

each · every · female · many ···

אַבְרָ֔םʾabərām

AbramnounH87

לֹ֥אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יָלְדָ֖הyālədāh

she had borne childrenverbH3205

beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···

ל֑/וֹlwō

pron

וְ/לָ֛/הּwəlāh

conj

שִׁפְחָ֥הšipəḥāh

a maidservantnounH8198

hand-) maid(-en · -servant) · wench · bondwoman ···

מִצְרִ֖יתmiṣəriyt

EgyptiannounH4713

of Egypt

וּ/שְׁמָ֥/הּwšəmāh

and name herconjH8034

base · named · renown · report

הָגָֽרhāgār

was HagarnounH1904

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Chiara RussoNote2mo ago

Sarai's Inability

Sarai is barren - the text says 'the Lord had prevented her from bearing.' It's not just that she can't conceive naturally; God has specifically closed her womb. I work with infertile couples, and so...