Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. New Living Translation So Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian servant and gave her to Abram as a wife. (This happened ten years after Abram had settled in the land of Canaan.) English Standard Version So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife. Berean Standard Bible So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. New American Standard Bible And so after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, her slave woman, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife. NASB 1995 After Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife. NASB 1977 And after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, her maid, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife. Legacy Standard Bible And after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant-woman, and gave her to her husband Abram as his wife. Amplified Bible After Abram had lived in the land of Canaan ten years, Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian [maid], and gave her to her husband Abram to be his [secondary] wife. Christian Standard Bible So Abram’s wife, Sarai, took Hagar, her Egyptian slave, and gave her to her husband, Abram, as a wife for him. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan ten years. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian slave, and gave her to her husband Abram as a wife for him. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan 10 years. American Standard Version And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. Contemporary English Version and Sarai gave him Hagar to be his wife. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan for ten years. English Revised Version And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. GOD'S WORD® Translation After Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Abram's wife Sarai took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. Good News Translation So she gave Hagar to him to be his concubine. (This happened after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years.) International Standard Version so Abram's wife Sarai took her Egyptian servant, Hagar, and gave her as a wife to her husband Abram. This took place ten years after Abram had settled in the land of Canaan. Majority Standard Bible So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife. NET Bible So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram's wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife. New Heart English Bible So Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Sarai, Abram’s wife, takes Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of the tenth year of Abram’s dwelling in the land of Canaan, and gives her to her husband Abram—to him for a wife, Young's Literal Translation And Sarai, Abram's wife, taketh Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of the tenth year of Abram's dwelling in the land of Canaan, and giveth her to Abram her husband, to him for a wife, Smith's Literal Translation And Sarai, Abram's wife, will take Hagar the Egyptian, her maid servant, at the end of ten years of Abram's resting in the land of Canaan, and will give her to Abram her husband, to him for a wife. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleShe took Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, ten years after they first dwelt in the land of Chanaan, and gave her to her husband to wife. Catholic Public Domain Version she took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, ten years after they began to live in the land of Canaan, and she gave her to her husband as a wife. New American Bible Thus, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, his wife Sarai took her maid, Hagar the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. New Revised Standard Version So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her slave-girl, and gave her to her husband Abram as a wife. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her Egyptian maid, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. This happened after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Sarai, the wife of Abram, brought Hagar the Egyptian her Handmaid after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and she gave her as a wife to Abram her husband. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife. Brenton Septuagint Translation So Sara the wife of Abram having taken Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Chanaan, gave her to Abram her husband as a wife to him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Birth of Ishmael…2So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 3So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife. 4And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.… Cross References Genesis 12:5 And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, Genesis 21:9-10 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son, / and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!” Genesis 30:3-4 Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.” / So Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her, Genesis 25:12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham. Genesis 29:24 And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant. Genesis 30:9 When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife. Genesis 35:22 While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons: Genesis 37:2 This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them. Exodus 2:21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage. Exodus 21:7-11 And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do. / If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her. / And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter. ... Deuteronomy 21:10-14 When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hand and you take them captive, / if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife, / then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, ... 1 Samuel 1:2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 1 Samuel 25:42-43 So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife. / David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives. 2 Samuel 5:13 After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. Matthew 1:18-25 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. / Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. / But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ... Treasury of Scripture And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelled ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. A. Genesis 12:4,5 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran… gave. Genesis 16:5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee. Genesis 30:4,9 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her… his. Genesis 25:6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. Genesis 28:9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. Genesis 32:22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. Jump to Previous Abram Abram's Canaan Dwelt Egyptian End Hagar Handmaid Husband Maid Sarai Sar'ai Servant Ten WifeJump to Next Abram Abram's Canaan Dwelt Egyptian End Hagar Handmaid Husband Maid Sarai Sar'ai Servant Ten WifeGenesis 16 1. Sarai, being barren, gives Hagar to Abram.4. Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mistress, runs away. 7. An angel commands her to return and submit herself, 10. promises her a numerous posterity, 12. and shows their character and condition. 13. Hagar names the place, and returns to Sarai. 15. Ishmael is born. 16. The age of Abram. So after Abram had lived in Canaan ten years This phrase sets a chronological context for the events that follow. Abram's ten-year residence in Canaan signifies a period of waiting and testing of faith. The number ten in biblical numerology often symbolizes completeness or divine order. Abram's decade in Canaan without the fulfillment of God's promise of offspring may have tested his and Sarai's patience and faith. This period reflects a time of preparation and anticipation, highlighting the human struggle with divine timing. his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife (1) in power over the family, which belonged solely to the true wife, not to the secondary; (2) in the manner of espousal, which in the case of the former was accompanied with solemn rites of espousal and liberal gifts of dowry; and (3) in privilege of issue, the offspring of the secondary wife having no title to inherit. The act of Sarai (cf. the similar behavior of Stratonice, the wife of King Deiotarus, who, according to Plutarch, gave her maid Electra to her husband, and so obtained an heir to the crown) is as little to be imitated as the conduct of Abram. The apparent repetitions in Vers. 1-3 do not require the hypothesis of different authorship (Tuch, Colenso, Bleek, Davidson) for their explanation, but are characteristic of the genius of Hebrew composition (cf. Genesis 7:1-10), and may even be considerably removed by connecting Vers. 1, 2 with Genesis 15, and commencing the new sub-section with Genesis 16:3 (Quarry, p. 331). Hebrew So afterמִקֵּץ֙ (miq·qêṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7093: An extremity, after [he] לְאַבְרָ֥ם (lə·’aḇ·rām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham had lived לְשֶׁ֥בֶת (lə·še·ḇeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in Canaan כְּנָ֑עַן (kə·nā·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan for ten עֶ֣שֶׂר (‘e·śer) Number - feminine singular Strong's 6235: Ten years, שָׁנִ֔ים (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8141: A year [his] אַבְרָ֗ם (’aḇ·rām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham wife אֵֽשֶׁת־ (’ê·šeṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female Sarai שָׂרַ֣י (śā·ray) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8297: Sarai -- a wife of Abram took וַתִּקַּ֞ח (wat·tiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3947: To take her Egyptian הַמִּצְרִית֙ (ham·miṣ·rîṯ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt maidservant שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ (šip̄·ḥā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant Hagar הָגָ֤ר (hā·ḡār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1904: Hagar and gave וַתִּתֵּ֥ן (wat·tit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set her אֹתָ֛הּ (’ō·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case to Abram אַבְרָ֖ם (’aḇ·rām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham to be his wife. לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (lə·’iš·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female Links Genesis 16:3 NIVGenesis 16:3 NLT Genesis 16:3 ESV Genesis 16:3 NASB Genesis 16:3 KJV Genesis 16:3 BibleApps.com Genesis 16:3 Biblia Paralela Genesis 16:3 Chinese Bible Genesis 16:3 French Bible Genesis 16:3 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 16:3 Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian (Gen. 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