Genesis 16:2
559 [e]   2
wat·tō·mer   2
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר   2
And said   2
Conj‑w ¦ V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑3fs   2
8297 [e]
śā·ray
שָׂרַ֜י
Sarai
N‑proper‑fs
413 [e]
’el-
אֶל־
to
Prep
87 [e]
’aḇ·rām,
אַבְרָ֗ם
Abram
N‑proper‑ms
2009 [e]
hin·nêh-
הִנֵּה־
Behold
Interjection
4994 [e]

נָ֞א
now
Interjection
6113 [e]
‘ă·ṣā·ra·nî
עֲצָרַ֤נִי
has restrained me
V‑Qal‑Perf‑3ms ¦ 1cs
3068 [e]
Yah·weh
יְהוָה֙
YHWH
N‑proper‑ms
3205 [e]
mil·le·ḏeṯ,
מִלֶּ֔דֶת
from bearing [children]
Prep‑m ¦ V‑Qal‑Inf
935 [e]
bō-
בֹּא־
Go in
V‑Qal‑Imp‑ms
4994 [e]

נָא֙
please
Interjection
413 [e]
’el-
אֶל־
to
Prep
8198 [e]
šip̄·ḥā·ṯî,
שִׁפְחָתִ֔י
my maidservant
N‑fsc ¦ 1cs
194 [e]
’ū·lay
אוּלַ֥י
perhaps
Adv
1129 [e]
’ib·bā·neh
אִבָּנֶ֖ה
I shall be built up
V‑Nifal‑Imperf‑1cs
4480 [e]
mim·mên·nāh;
מִמֶּ֑נָּה
from her
Prep ¦ 3fs
8085 [e]
way·yiš·ma‘
וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע
And listened
Conj‑w ¦ V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑3ms
87 [e]
’aḇ·rām
אַבְרָ֖ם
Abram
N‑proper‑ms
6963 [e]
lə·qō·wl
לְק֥וֹל
to the voice
Prep‑l ¦ N‑msc
8297 [e]
śā·rāy.
שָׂרָֽי׃
of Sarai
N‑proper‑fs


















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So 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.

Young's Literal Translation
and Sarai saith unto Abram, ‘Lo, I pray thee, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing, go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; perhaps I am built up from her;’ and Abram hearkeneth to the voice of Sarai.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

New American Standard Bible
So Sarai said to Abram, "Now behold, the LORD has prevented me from bearing [children]. Please go in to my maid; perhaps I will obtain children through her." And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

King James Bible
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.
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