Genesis 16:3 — Bible Verse (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.”
Genesis 16:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 16:3 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 16:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.”
Genesis 16:3 — World English Bible
Genesis 16:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. ”
Genesis 16:3 — American Standard Version
Genesis 16:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Sarai, Abram's wife, taketh Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of the tenth year of Abram's dwelling in the land of Canaan, and giveth her to Abram her husband, to him for a wife,”
Genesis 16:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 16:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar, the Egyptian, her maidservant, at the end of ten years that Abram had dwelt in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram, as his wife. ”
Genesis 16:3 — Darby Translation
Genesis 16:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Sarai Abrams wife tooke Hagar her maide the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelled ten yeere in the land of Canaan, and gaue her to her husband Abram for his wife.”
Genesis 16:3 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 16:3 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Sarai—Abram's wife—took Hagar the Egyptian—her maid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and she gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.”
Genesis 16:3 — The Living Sword
Genesis 16:3 in Context — Genesis 16
1 Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What Does Genesis 16:3 Mean?
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