Genesis 16 Updates

Genesis 16:1

KJV:1 Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children : and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

KJVu: 1 Sarai , Abram’s wife , was unable to give him any children . She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.


Genesis 16:2

KJV: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.

KJVu: 2 So Sarai said to Abram, "Behold now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. I ask that you go in to my maid , so maybe I might obtain children by her. " And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.


Genesis 16:3

KJV: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.

KJVu: 3 After Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai , Abram’s wife , took Hagar , her Egyptian maid , and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.


Genesis 16:4

KJV: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.

KJVu: 4 And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived . And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.


Genesis 16:5

KJV: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.

KJVu: 5 Sarai then said to Abram, "My wrong is on you. I gave my maid to your bosom , and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes . The LORD judge between me and you. "


Genesis 16:6

KJV: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.

KJVu: 6 Abram said to Sarai, "Behold, your maid is in your hand; do to her as it pleases you." And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her.

  • "Hardly" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6031 with a Strong’s definition of "humble, mishandle, afflict: individual Genesis 16:6." In modern english, the word "Harshly" better conveys this meaning than "Hardly."


Genesis 16:7

KJV: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.

KJVu: 7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur.


Genesis 16:8

KJV: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.

KJVu: 8 And he said, "Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from? And where will you go? " And she said, "I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai."


Genesis 16:9

KJV:9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

KJVu: 9 The angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her. "


Genesis 16:10

KJV:10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

KJVu: 10 Then the angel of the LORD said to her, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they cannot be numbered for their multitude."


Genesis 16:11

KJV: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.

KJVu: 11 And the angel of the LORD said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son . You shall call his name Ishmael , because the LORD has heard your affliction.


Genesis 16:12

KJV: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.

KJVu: 12 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. "


Genesis 16:13

KJV: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?

KJVu: 13 She called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "God you see me ." For she said, "Have I also here looked at him that sees me? "

Notes: "After" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H310 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "after that again, at, away from, back from behind, beside, by."


Genesis 16:14

KJV:14 Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi ; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

KJVu: 14 Therefore the well was called Beerlahairoi . Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.


Genesis 16:15

KJV:15 And Hagar bare Abram a son : and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

KJVu: 15 And Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son , and Abram called his son’s name, whom Hagar gave birth to, Ishmael.


Genesis 16:16

KJV:16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

KJVu: 16 And Abram was 86 years old, when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael by Abram.


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