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Genesis 16:2
EasyEnglish Bible
Genesis 16:2
EasyEnglish Bible
2 Sarai said to Abram, ‘The Lord has not let me have any children. Go and sleep with my servant. Then if she gives birth, her children will be my family.’ Abram agreed to do this.[a]
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- 16:2 Sarai wanted Abram to have a son. God had told Abram that he would have many descendants. But Abram and Sarai did not wait for God to keep his promise.
Genesis 16:2
New International Version
Genesis 16:2
New International Version
2 so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children.(A) Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”(B)
Abram agreed to what Sarai said.
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