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He had sex with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she realized that she was pregnant, she looked with contempt on her mistress.

Then Sarai told Abram, “My suffering is your fault! I gave you my servant so you could have sex with her,[a] and when she discovered that she was pregnant, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me!”

Abram answered Sarai, “Look, your servant is under your control, so do to her as you wish.”[b] So Sarai dealt so harshly with Hagar[c] that she ran away from Sarai.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:5 Lit. my servant your bosom
  2. Genesis 16:6 Lit. her what is good in your eyes
  3. Genesis 16:6 Lit. her
  4. Genesis 16:6 Lit. her