Genesis 16:5 — Bible Verse (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.”
Genesis 16:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 16:5 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 16:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, she despised me. May Yahweh judge between me and you.””
Genesis 16:5 — World English Bible
Genesis 16:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee. ”
Genesis 16:5 — American Standard Version
Genesis 16:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Sarai saith unto Abram, `My violence <FI>is<Fi> for thee; I--I have given mine handmaid into thy bosom, and she seeth that she hath conceived, and I am lightly esteemed in her eyes; Jehovah doth judge between me and thee.'”
Genesis 16:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 16:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be on thee! I have given my maidservant into thy bosom; and now she sees that she has conceived, I am lightly esteemed in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and thee! ”
Genesis 16:5 — Darby Translation
Genesis 16:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Sarai saide to Abram, Thou doest me wrong. I haue giuen my maide into thy bosome, and she seeth that she hath conceiued, and I am despised in her eyes: the Lord iudge betweene me and thee.”
Genesis 16:5 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 16:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Sarai said to Abram, "The wrong done to me is upon you; I have given my maid into your bosom, and she sees that she has conceived, and I am despised in her eyes; the Lord judge between me and you."”
Genesis 16:5 — The Living Sword
Genesis 16:5 in Context — Genesis 16
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.
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.
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.
What Does Genesis 16:5 Mean?
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