Genesis 16:2
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 16:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Sarai sprach zu Abram: Siehe doch, Jehova hat mich verschlossen, daß ich nicht gebäre; gehe doch ein zu meiner Magd, vielleicht werde ich aus ihr erbaut werden. Und Abram hörte auf die Stimme Sarais.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Dijo, pues, Sarai á Abram: Ya ves que Jehová me ha hecho estéril: ruégote que entres á mi sierva; quizá tendré hijos de ella. Y atendió Abram al dicho de Sarai.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Disse, pois, Sarai a Abrão: Já vês que o SENHOR me fez estéril: rogo-te que entres a minha serva; talvez terei filhos dela. E atendeu Abrão ao dito de Sarai.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, disse Sarai a Abrão: "Eis que Yahweh tem me impedido de ter filhos. Dorme com a minha escrava. Pode ser que eu tenha filhos através dela". Abrão deu ouvidos à palavra de Sarai.
📖 Genesis 16:2 in Context
1Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2And 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.
3And 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.
4And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
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