Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
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ASV
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee.
KJV
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.
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Commentary
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֹּ֨אמֶר | va.To.mer | and she said | H559 → |
| שָׂרַ֣י | sa.Rai | Sarai | H8297 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| אַבְרָם֮ | 'av.Ram | Abram | H87 → |
| חֲמָסִ֣י | cha.ma.Si | injustice my | H2555 → |
| עָלֶיךָ֒ | 'a.lei.Kha | [is] on you | H5921 → |
| אָנֹכִ֗י | 'a.no.Khi | I | H595 → |
| נָתַ֤תִּי | na.Ta.ti | I put | H5414 → |
| שִׁפְחָתִי֙ | shif.cha.Ti | maidservant my | H8198 → |
| בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ | be.chei.Ke.cha | in bosom your | H2436 → |
| וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ | va.Te.re' | and she has seen | H7200 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| הָרָ֔תָה | ha.Ra.tah | she had conceived | H2029 → |
| וָאֵקַ֖ל | va.'e.Kal | and I have become insignificant | H7043 → |
| בְּעֵינֶ֑יהָ | be.'ei.Nei.ha | in view her | H5869 → |
| יִשְׁפֹּ֥ט | yish.Pot | may he judge | H8199 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| בֵּינִ֥י | bei.Ni | between me | H996 → |
| וּבֵינֶֽיׄךָ׃ | u.vei.Nei.kha | and between you | H996 → |
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