Genesis 16:1 - New International Version (Anglicised) Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition NOW SARAI, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar. American Standard Version (1901) Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. Common English Bible Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not been able to have children. Since she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar, Catholic Public Domain Version Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had not conceived children. But, having an Egyptian handmaid named Hagar, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had brought forth no children; but having a handmaid, an Egyptian, named Agar, |
He treated Abram well for her sake, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
But God said to him, ‘Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.
While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month.
But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old.
These things are being taken figuratively: the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: this is Hagar.
A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth.
But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.