Genesis 16:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.”
Genesis 16:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 16:1 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 16:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 16:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.”
Genesis 16:1 — World English Bible
Genesis 16:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.”
Genesis 16:1 — American Standard Version
Genesis 16:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Sarai, Abram's wife, hath not borne to him, and she hath an handmaid, an Egyptian, and her name <FI>is<Fi> Hagar;”
Genesis 16:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 16:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Sarai Abram's wife did not bear him [children]. And she had an Egyptian maidservant; and her name was Hagar.”
Genesis 16:1 — Darby Translation
Genesis 16:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe Sarai Abrams wife bare him no children, and she had a maide an Egyptian, Hagar by name.”
Genesis 16:1 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 16:1 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“Now Sarai—Abram's wife—had borne him no children, and she had an Egyptian maid—her name was Hagar.”
Genesis 16:1 — The Living Sword
Genesis 16:1 in Context — Genesis 16
1 Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
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.
3 And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
What Does Genesis 16:1 Mean?
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