Genesis 16
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Sarai gives Hagar to Abram
Verse 1
WEB Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
KJV Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
TSK A. M. 2092. B.C. 1912. bare: ge 15:2,3, ge 21:10,12, ge 25:21, jud 13:2, lu 1:7,36; Egyptian: ge 12:16, ge 21:9,21; name: ga 4:24
Verse 2
WEB Sarai said to Abram, “See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain children by her.” Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
KJV 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.
TSK the Lord: ge 17:16, ge 18:10, ge 20:18, ge 25:21, ge 30:2,3,9,22, ps 127:3; obtain children: ge 30:3,6, ex 21:4, ru 4:11; hearkened: ge 3:1-6,12,17
Verse 3
WEB Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
KJV 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.
TSK A. M. 2093. B.C. 1911. had: ge 12:4,5; gave: ge 16:5, ge 30:4,9; his: ge 25:6, ge 28:9, ge 32:22, ge 35:22, jud 19:1-4, 2sa 5:13, 1ki 11:3, ga 4:25
Hagar's bad behaviour to Sarai
Verse 4
WEB He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
KJV And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
TSK her mistress: 1sa 1:6-8, 2sa 6:16, pr 30:20,21,23, 1co 4:6, 1co 13:4,5
Verse 5
WEB Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you.”
KJV 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.
TSK My wrong: lu 10:40,41; the Lord: ge 31:53, ex 5:21, 1sa 24:12-15, 2ch 24:22, ps 7:8, ps 35:23, ps 43:1
Verse 6
WEB 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.
KJV 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.
TSK Abram: ge 13:8,9, pr 14:29, pr 15:1,17,18, 1pe 3:7; in: ge 24:10, job 2:6, ps 106:41,42, jer 38:5; as it pleaseth thee: pr 29:19; fled: ex 2:15, pr 27:8, ec 10:4
The Angel commands Hagar to return, The promise to her Birth of Ishmael
Verse 8
WEB He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.”
KJV 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.
TSK Sarai's maid: ge 16:1,4, eph 6:5-8, 1ti 6:1,2; whence: ge 3:9, ge 4:10, ec 10:4, jer 2:17,18; I flee: 1sa 26:19
Verse 10
WEB The angel of Yahweh said to her, “I will greatly multiply your seed, that they will not be numbered for multitude.”
KJV And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
TSK the angel: ge 22:15-18, ge 31:11-13, ge 32:24-30, ge 48:15,16, ex 3:2-6, jud 2:1-3, jud 6:11, jud 6:16,21-24, jud 13:16-22, isa 63:9, ho 12:3-5, zec 2:8,9, mal 3:1, joh 1:18, ac 7:30-38, 1ti 6:16; I will: ge 17:20, ge 21:13,16, ge 25:12-18, ps 83:6,7
Verse 11
WEB The angel of Yahweh 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.
KJV 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.
TSK shalt: ge 17:19, ge 29:32-35, isa 7:14, mt 1:21-23, lu 1:13,31,63; because: ge 41:51,52, 1sa 1:20; hath: ge 29:32,33, ex 2:23,24, ex 3:7, job 38:41, ps 22:24
Verse 12
WEB 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 opposite all of his brothers.”
KJV 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.
TSK be a: ge 21:20, job 11:12, job 39:5-8; his hand: ge 27:40; he shall: ge 25:18
Verse 13
WEB 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?”
KJV 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?
TSK called: ge 16:7,9,10, ge 22:14, ge 28:17, ge 32:30, jud 6:24; Thou: ge 32:30, ex 33:18-23, ex 34:5-7, ps 139:1-12, pr 5:21, pr 15:3; him that: ge 31:42
Verse 15
WEB Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
KJV And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
TSK A. M. 2094. B.C. 1910. Hagar: ge 16:11, ge 25:12, 1ch 1:28, ga 4:22,23; Ishmael: ge 17:18,20,25,26, ge 21:9-21, ge 25:9,12, ge 28:9, ge 37:27