Genesis 16:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² Sarai said to Abram, ‘Since the Lord has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build a family.’ And Abram agreed to what Sarai said.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And Sarai said to Abram, See here, the Lord has restrained me from bearing [children]. I am asking you to have intercourse with my maid; it may be that I can obtain children by her. And Abram listened to and heeded what Sarai said.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

Common English Bible

² Sarai said to Abram, “The LORD has kept me from giving birth, so go to my servant. Maybe she will provide me with children.” Abram did just as Sarai said.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² she said to her husband: "Behold, the Lord has closed me, lest I give birth. Enter to my handmaid, so that perhaps I may receive sons of her at least." And when he agreed to her supplication,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² She said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing. Go in unto my handmaid; it may be I may have children of her at least. And when he agreed to her request,

Genesis 16:2 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 11:30

Sarai was unable to conceive;  she did not have a child.

Genesis 17:16

I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her.  I will bless her, and she will produce nations; kings of peoples will come from her.’

Genesis 18:10

The Lord said, ‘I will certainly come back to you in about a year’s time, and your wife Sarah will have a son! ’  Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent behind him.

Genesis 19:31

Then the firstborn said to the younger, ‘Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us as is the custom of all the land.

Genesis 20:18

for the Lord had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

Genesis 25:21

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless.  The Lord was receptive to his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

Genesis 3:12

The man replied,  ‘The woman you gave to be with me #– #she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.’

Genesis 3:17

And he said to the man, ‘Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, “Do not eat from it”: The ground is cursed because of you. You will eat from it by means of painful labour all the days of your life.

Genesis 30:22

Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb.

Genesis 30:6

Rachel said, ‘God has vindicated me; yes, he has heard me and given me a son,’ so she named him Dan.

Exodus 21:4

If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children belong to her master, and the man must leave alone.

Ruth 4:11

All the people who were at the city gate, including the elders, said, ‘We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your house like Rachel and Leah,  who together built the house of Israel. May you be powerful in Ephrathah and your name well known in Bethlehem.