Genesis 16:2 - Easy To Read Version

² Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has not allowed me to have children. So go with my servant Hagar. I will accept the child that is born from her like it is my own.”

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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 did not have any children because she was not able to have children.

Genesis 17:16

I will bless her. I will give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many new nations. Kings of nations will come from her.”

Genesis 18:10

Then the Lord said, “I will come again in the spring. At that time, your wife Sarah will have a son.”

Genesis 19:31

One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Everywhere on the earth, men and women marry {and have a family}. But our father is old and there are no men around here to give us children.

Genesis 25:21

Isaac’s wife could not have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife. The Lord heard Isaac’s prayer. And the Lord allowed Rebekah to become pregnant.

Genesis 3:12

The man said, “The woman you made for me gave me fruit from that tree. So I ate it.”

Genesis 3:17

Then the Lord God said to the man,

Genesis 30:22

Then God heard Rachel’s prayer. God made it possible for Rachel to have children.

Genesis 30:6

Rachel said, “God has listened to my prayer. He decided to give me a son.” So Rachel named this son Dan. [171]

Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift {\cf2\super [612]} from the Lord.\par They are a reward from a mother’s body.\par

Exodus 21:4

If the slave is not married, the master can give him a wife. If that wife gives birth to sons or daughters, then she and her children will belong to the master. After the slave is finished with his years of service, then he will be made free.

Ruth 4:11

So all the people and elders [32] that were near the city gates were witnesses. They said,