Then he had relations with Hagar, and she conceived; and when Hagar became aware that she had conceived, her mistress was insignificant in her sight. So Sarai said to Abram, “(A)May the wrong done to me be upon you! I put my slave woman into your [a]arms, but when she saw that she had conceived, I was insignificant in her [b]sight. (B)May the Lord judge between [c]you and me.” But Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your slave woman is in your [d]power; do to her what is good in your [e]sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and (C)she fled from her presence.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:5 Lit breast
  2. Genesis 16:5 Lit eyes
  3. Genesis 16:5 Lit me and you
  4. Genesis 16:6 Lit hand
  5. Genesis 16:6 Lit eyes

He slept with Hagar,(A) and she conceived.

When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.(B) Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the Lord judge between you and me.”(C)

“Your slave is in your hands,(D)” Abram said. “Do with her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai mistreated(E) Hagar; so she fled from her.

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