Genesis 16:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 16:2 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 16:220 words
וַתֹּאמֶרwatōʾmerAnd say
שָׂרַיśāraySarai
אֶלʾelNear
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
נָאnāʾ'I pray'
עֲצָרַנִיʿăṣāranîInclose
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
מִלֶּדֶתmiledetFrom bear young
בֹּאbōʾGo
נָאnāʾ'I pray'
אֶלʾelNear
שִׁפְחָתִיšip̄əḥātîFemale slave
אוּלַיʾûlayIf not
אִבָּנֶהʾibānehBuild
מִמֶּנָּהmimenāhPart
וַיִּשְׁמַעwayišəmaʿAnd hear
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
לְקוֹלləqwōlTo voice
שָׂרָיśārāySarai
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