Genesis 16 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Genesis 17

¹When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be blameless.

KJVAnd when Abram^H87 was ninety^H8673^H8141 years^H8141 old^H1121 and nine^H8672, the LORD^H3068 appeared^H7200^(H8735) to Abram^H87, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, I am the Almighty^H7706 God^H410; walk^H1980^(H8690) before me^H6440, and be thou perfect^H8549.

² I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”

KJVAnd I will make^H5414^(H8799) my covenant^H1285 between me and thee, and will multiply^H7235^(H8686) thee exceedingly^H3966^H3966.

³ Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,

KJVAnd Abram^H87 fell^H5307^(H8799) on his face^H6440: and God^H430 talked^H1696^(H8762) with him, saying^H559^(H8800),

⁴ “As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

KJVAs for me^H589, behold, my covenant^H1285 is with thee, and thou shalt be a father^H1 of many^H1995 nations^H1471.

⁵ Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

KJVNeither shall thy name^H8034 any more be called^H7121^(H8735) Abram^H87, but thy name^H8034 shall be Abraham^H85; for a father^H1 of many^H1995 nations^H1471 have I made thee^H5414^(H8804).

⁶ I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.

KJVAnd I will make^H6509 thee exceeding^H3966^H3966 fruitful^H6509^(H8689), and I will make^H5414^(H8804) nations^H1471 of thee, and kings^H4428 shall come out^H3318^(H8799) of thee.

⁷ I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.

KJVAnd I will establish^H6965^(H8689) my covenant^H1285 between me and thee and thy seed^H2233 after thee^H310 in their generations^H1755 for an everlasting^H5769 covenant^H1285, to be a God^H430 unto thee, and to thy seed^H2233 after thee^H310.

⁸ I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God.”

KJVAnd I will give^H5414^(H8804) unto thee, and to thy seed^H2233 after thee^H310, the land^H776 wherein thou art a stranger^H4033, all the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, for an everlasting^H5769 possession^H272; and I will be their God^H430.

⁹ God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799) unto Abraham^H85, Thou shalt keep^H8104^(H8799) my covenant^H1285 therefore, thou, and thy seed^H2233 after thee^H310 in their generations^H1755.

¹⁰ This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you. Every male among you shall be circumcised.

KJVThis is my covenant^H1285, which ye shall keep^H8104^(H8799), between me and you and thy seed^H2233 after thee^H310; Every man child^H2145 among you shall be circumcised^H4135^(H8736).

¹¹ You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of the covenant between me and you.

KJVAnd ye shall circumcise^H5243^(H8804) the flesh^H1320 of your foreskin^H6190; and it shall be a token^H226 of the covenant^H1285 betwixt me and you.

¹² He who is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring.

KJVAnd he that is eight^H8083 days^H3117 old^H1121 shall be circumcised^H4135^(H8735) among you, every man child^H2145 in your generations^H1755, he that is born^H3211 in the house^H1004, or bought^H4736 with money^H3701 of any stranger^H1121^H5236, which is not of thy seed^H2233.

¹³ He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

KJVHe that is born^H3211 in thy house^H1004, and he that is bought^H4736 with thy money^H3701, must needs^H4135^(H8736) be circumcised^H4135^(H8735): and my covenant^H1285 shall be in your flesh^H1320 for an everlasting^H5769 covenant^H1285.

¹⁴ The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.”

KJVAnd the uncircumcised^H6189 man child^H2145 whose^H834 flesh^H1320 of his foreskin^H6190 is not circumcised^H4135^(H8735), that soul^H5315 shall be cut off^H3772^(H8738) from his people^H5971; he hath broken^H6565^(H8689) my covenant^H1285.

¹⁵ God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799) unto Abraham^H85, As for Sarai^H8297 thy wife^H802, thou shalt not call^H7121^(H8799) her name^H8034 Sarai^H8297, but^H3588 Sarah^H8283 shall her name^H8034 be.

¹⁶ I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her.”

KJVAnd I will bless^H1288^(H8765) her, and give^H5414^(H8804) thee a son^H1121 also of her: yea, I will bless^H1288^(H8765) her, and she shall be a mother of nations^H1471; kings^H4428 of people^H5971 shall be of her.

¹⁷ Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?”

KJVThen Abraham^H85 fell^H5307^(H8799) upon his face^H6440, and laughed^H6711^(H8799), and said^H559^(H8799) in his heart^H3820, Shall a child be born^H3205^(H8735) unto him that is an hundred^H3967 years^H8141 old^H1121? and shall Sarah^H8283, that is ninety^H8673 years^H8141 old^H1323, bear^H3205^(H8799)?

¹⁸ Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!”

KJVAnd Abraham^H85 said^H559^(H8799) unto God^H430, O that^H3863 Ishmael^H3458 might live^H2421^(H8799) before thee^H6440!

¹⁹ God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Sarah^H8283 thy wife^H802 shall bear^H3205^(H8802) thee a son^H1121 indeed^H61; and thou shalt call^H7121^(H8804) his name^H8034 Isaac^H3327: and I will establish^H6965^(H8689) my covenant^H1285 with him for an everlasting^H5769 covenant^H1285, and with his seed^H2233 after him^H310.

²⁰ As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

KJVAnd as for Ishmael^H3458, I have heard thee^H8085^(H8804): Behold, I have blessed^H1288^(H8765) him, and will make him fruitful^H6509^(H8689), and will multiply^H7235^(H8689) him exceedingly^H3966^H3966; twelve^H6240^H8147 princes^H5387 shall he beget^H3205^(H8686), and I will make him^H5414^(H8804) a great^H1419 nation^H1471.

²¹ But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”

KJVBut my covenant^H1285 will I establish^H6965^(H8686) with Isaac^H3327, which Sarah^H8283 shall bear^H3205^(H8799) unto thee at this set time^H4150 in the next^H312 year^H8141.

²² When he finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

KJVAnd he left off^H3615^(H8762) talking^H1696^(H8763) with him, and God^H430 went up^H5927^(H8799) from Abraham^H85.

²³ Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money: every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

KJVAnd Abraham^H85 took^H3947^(H8799) Ishmael^H3458 his son^H1121, and all that were born^H3211 in his house^H1004, and all that were bought^H4736 with his money^H3701, every male^H2145 among the men^H582 of Abraham's^H85 house^H1004; and circumcised^H4135^(H8799) the flesh^H1320 of their foreskin^H6190 in the selfsame^H6106 day^H3117, as God^H430 had said^H1696^(H8765) unto him.

²⁴ Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

KJVAnd Abraham^H85 was ninety^H8673 years^H8141 old^H1121 and nine^H8672, when he was circumcised^H4135^(H8736) in the flesh^H1320 of his foreskin^H6190.

²⁵ Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

KJVAnd Ishmael^H3458 his son^H1121 was thirteen^H6240^H7969 years^H8141 old^H1121, when he was circumcised^H4135^(H8736) in the flesh^H1320 of his foreskin^H6190.

²⁶ In the same day both Abraham and Ishmael, his son, were circumcised.

KJVIn the selfsame^H6106 day^H3117 was Abraham^H85 circumcised^H4135^(H8738), and Ishmael^H3458 his son^H1121.

²⁷ All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

KJVAnd all the men^H582 of his house^H1004, born^H3211 in the house^H1004, and bought^H4736 with money^H3701 of the stranger^H1121^H5236, were circumcised^H4135^(H8738) with him.

WEB·Genesis 16

¹Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

KJVNow Sarai^H8297 Abram's^H87 wife^H802 bare^H3205 him no^H3808 children^H3205^(H8804): and she had an handmaid^H8198, an Egyptian^H4713, whose name^H8034 was Hagar^H1904.

² Sarai said to Abram, “See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my servant. It may be that I will obtain children by her.” Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

KJVAnd Sarai^H8297 said^H559^(H8799) unto Abram^H87, Behold now, the LORD^H3068 hath restrained me^H6113^(H8804) from bearing^H3205^(H8800): I pray thee, go in^H935^(H8798) unto my maid^H8198; it may^H194 be that I may obtain children^H1129^(H8735) by her. And Abram^H87 hearkened^H8085^(H8799) to the voice^H6963 of Sarai^H8297.

³ 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.

KJVAnd Sarai^H8297 Abram's^H87 wife^H802 took^H3947^(H8799) Hagar^H1904 her maid^H8198 the Egyptian^H4713, after^H7093 Abram^H87 had dwelt^H3427^(H8800) ten^H6235 years^H8141 in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, and gave^H5414^(H8799) her to her husband^H376 Abram^H87 to be his wife^H802.

⁴ He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

KJVAnd he went in^H935^(H8799) unto Hagar^H1904, and she conceived^H2029^(H8799): and when she saw^H7200^(H8799) that she had conceived^H2029^(H8804), her mistress^H1404 was despised^H7043^(H8799) in her eyes^H5869.

⁵ Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, she despised me. May Yahweh judge between me and you.”

KJVAnd Sarai^H8297 said^H559^(H8799) unto Abram^H87, My wrong^H2555 be upon thee: I have given^H5414^(H8804) my maid^H8198 into thy bosom^H2436; and when she saw^H7200^(H8799) that she had conceived^H2029^(H8804), I was despised^H7043^(H8799) in her eyes^H5869: the LORD^H3068 judge^H8199^(H8799) between me and thee.

⁶ But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

KJVBut Abram^H87 said^H559^(H8799) unto Sarai^H8297, Behold, thy maid^H8198 is in thy hand^H3027; do^H6213^(H8798) to her as it pleaseth thee^H2896^H5869. And when Sarai^H8297 dealt hardly with^H6031^(H8762) her, she fled^H1272^(H8799) from her face^H6440.

⁷ Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur.

KJVAnd the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 found her^H4672^(H8799) by a fountain^H5869 of water^H4325 in the wilderness^H4057, by the fountain^H5869 in the way^H1870 to Shur^H7793.

⁸ He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Hagar^H1904, Sarai's^H8297 maid^H8198, whence^H335 camest thou^H935^(H8804)? and whither wilt thou go^H3212^(H8799)? And she said^H559^(H8799), I flee^H1272^(H8802) from the face^H6440 of my mistress^H1404 Sarai^H8297.

⁹ Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.”

KJVAnd the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto her, Return^H7725^(H8798) to thy mistress^H1404, and submit^H6031^(H8690) thyself under her hands^H3027.

¹⁰ Yahweh’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, that they will not be counted for multitude.”

KJVAnd the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto her, I will multiply^H7235^(H8686) thy seed^H2233 exceedingly^H7235^(H8687), that it shall not be numbered^H5608^(H8735) for multitude^H7230.

¹¹ Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction.

KJVAnd the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto her, Behold^H2009, thou art with child^H2030, and shalt bear^H3205^(H8802) a son^H1121, and shalt call^H7121^(H8804) his name^H8034 Ishmael^H3458; because the LORD^H3068 hath heard^H8085^(H8804) thy affliction^H6040.

¹² He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposed to all of his brothers.”

KJVAnd he will be a wild^H6501 man^H120; his hand^H3027 will be against every man, and every man's hand^H3027 against him; and he shall dwell^H7931^(H8799) in the presence^H6440 of all his brethren^H251.

¹³ She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?”

KJVAnd she called^H7121^(H8799) the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 that spake^H1696^(H8802) unto her, Thou God^H410 seest me^H7210: for she said^H559^(H8804), Have I also here^H1988 looked^H7200^(H8804) after him^H310 that seeth me^H7210?

¹⁴ Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

KJVWherefore the well^H875 was called^H7121^(H8804) Beerlahairoi^H883^H2416; behold, it is between Kadesh^H6946 and Bered^H1260.

¹⁵ Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

KJVAnd Hagar^H1904 bare^H3205^(H8799) Abram^H87 a son^H1121: and Abram^H87 called^H7121^(H8799) his son's^H1121 name^H8034, which Hagar^H1904 bare^H3205^(H8804), Ishmael^H3458.

¹⁶ Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

KJVAnd Abram^H87 was fourscore^H8084^H8141 and six^H8337 years^H8141 old^H1121, when Hagar^H1904 bare^H3205^(H8800) Ishmael^H3458 to Abram^H87.

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