Genesis

Chapter 16

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Genesis 16:1 Gematria: 3309
ושרי אשת אברם לא ילדה לו ולה שפחה מצרית ושמה הגר
And that window if to him and that i.and~HEAVY WOMAN ABRAM NOT she~did~BEAR(V) ASK~him and~AND.NOTHING~her MAID MTSRYT and~TITLE~her STRANGERSarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:2 Gematria: 4930
ותאמר שרי אלאברם הנהנא עצרני יהוה מלדת באנא אלשפחתי אולי אבנה ממנה וישמע אברם לקול שרי
And she said noble of the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton from to these teeth, fire, consume mouth, speak, blow fence, wall, enclosure mark, sign, cross of or to me from behold and he heard voice noble of.and~she~will~SAY(V) HEAVY TOWARD ABRAM BEHOLD PLEASE STOP(V)~me YHWH from~BEAR(V) COME(V) PLEASE TOWARD MAID~me IF I~will~BUILD(V) FROM~her and~he~will~HEAR(V) ABRAM to~VOICE HEAVYAnd Sarai said to Abram, “Look, יהוה has kept me from bearing. Consort with my maid; perhaps I shall have a child ” See the Dictionary under ben. through her.” And Abram heeded Sarai’s request.

Translation Notes

* have a childLit. “be built up,” play on ben “child” and banah “build up.
Genesis 16:3 Gematria: 8996
ותקח שרי אשתאברם אתהגר המצרית שפחתה מקץ עשר שנים לשבת אברם בארץ כנען ותתן אתה לאברם אישה לו לאשה
Noble of the ten change ceasing land kena'an you (m.sg.) to to him woman.and~she~will~TAKE(V) HEAVY WOMAN ABRAM AT ? the~MTSRYT MAID~her from~END TEN YEAR~s to~SIT(V) ABRAM in~LAND AND.KENA'AN and~she~will~GIVE(V) AT~her to~ABRAM MAN~her ASK~him to~WOMANSo Sarai, Abram’s wife, took her maid, Hagar the Egyptian—after Abram had dwelt in the land of Canaan ten years—and gave her to her husband Abram as concubine.
Genesis 16:4 Gematria: 3409
ויבא אלהגר ותהר ותרא כי הרתה ותקל גברתה בעיניה
And she saw given that camel,and~he~will~COME(V) TOWARD ? and~she~will~PREGNANT(V) and~she~will~SEE(V) GIVEN.THAT she~did~PREGNANT(V) and~she~will~LIGHT(V) MISTRESS~her in~EYE~s2~herHe cohabited with Hagar and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was lowered in her esteem.
Genesis 16:5 Gematria: 5684
ותאמר שרי אלאברם חמסי עליך אנכי נתתי שפחתי בחיקך ותרא כי הרתה ואקל בעיניה ישפט יהוה ביני וביניך
And she said noble of fence, wall, enclosure water, sea, waves thorn, prop, support of above i seed, fish, sprouting mark, sign, cross mark, sign, cross of teeth, fire, consume mouth, speak, blow fence, wall, enclosure mark, sign, cross of and she saw given that he will judg the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton.and~she~will~SAY(V) HEAVY TOWARD ABRAM VIOLENCE~me UPON~you I I~GIVE(V) MAID~me in~BOSOM~you and~she~will~SEE(V) GIVEN.THAT she~did~PREGNANT(V) and~I~will~LIGHT(V) in~EYE~s2~her he~will~JUDGE(V) YHWH BETWEEN~me and~BETWEEN~youAnd Sarai said to Abram, “The wrong done me is your fault! I myself put my maid in your bosom; now that she sees that she is pregnant, I am lowered in her esteem. יהוה decide between you and me!”
Genesis 16:6 Gematria: 4386
ויאמר אברם אלשרי הנה שפחתך בידך עשילה הטוב בעיניך ותענה שרי ותברח מפניה
And said these noble of behold eye, see, watch teeth, fire, consume of to her the functional in noble of and she knelt/blessed.and~he~will~SAY(V) ABRAM TOWARD ? BEHOLD MAID~you(f) in~HAND~you(f) DO(V)~you(f) ? the~FUNCTIONAL in~EYE~s2~you(f) and~she~will~much~AFFLICT(V)~her HEAVY and~she~will~FLEE(V) from~FACE~s~herAbram said to Sarai, “Your maid is in your hands. Deal with her as you think right.” Then Sarai treated her harshly, and she ran away from her.
Genesis 16:7 Gematria: 1809
וימצאה מלאך יהוה עלעין המים במדבר עלהעין בדרך שור
And he found messenger the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton above the waters in speak above road.and~he~will~FIND(V)~her MESSENGER YHWH UPON EYE the~WATER~s2 in~the~WILDERNESS UPON the~EYE in~ROAD SHURA messenger of יהוה found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the road to Shur,
Genesis 16:8 Gematria: 5394
ויאמר הגר שפחת שרי אימזה באת ואנה תלכי ותאמר מפני שרי גברתי אנכי ברחת
And said noble of in ~ and she said from face of noble of camel, i.and~he~will~SAY(V) STRANGER MAID HEAVY WHERE from~THIS you(f)~COME(V) and~WHERE you(f)~will~WALK(V) and~she~will~SAY(V) from~FACE~s HEAVY MISTRESS~me I FLEE(V)~ing(fs)and said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” And she said, “I am running away from my mistress Sarai.”
Genesis 16:9 Gematria: 2761
ויאמר לה מלאך יהוה שובי אלגברתך והתעני תחת ידיה
And said to her messenger the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton return of under.and~he~will~SAY(V) NOTHING~her MESSENGER YHWH TURN.BACK(V)~you(f) TOWARD MISTRESS~you(f) and~self~AFFLICT(V)~you(f) UNDER HAND~s2~herAnd the messenger of יהוה said to her, “Go back to your mistress, and submit to her harsh treatment.”
Genesis 16:10 Gematria: 2156
ויאמר לה מלאך יהוה הרבה ארבה אתזרעך ולא יספר מרב
And said to her messenger the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton increase weapon, if from.and~he~will~SAY(V) NOTHING~her MESSENGER YHWH INCREASE(V) I~will~INCREASE(V) AT SEED~you(f) and~NOT he~will~RECORD(V) from~ABUNDANCEAnd the messenger of יהוה said to her,“I will greatly increase your offspring,And they shall be too many to count.”
Genesis 16:11 Gematria: 3347
ויאמר לה מלאך יהוה הנך הרה וילדת בן וקראת שמו ישמעאל כישמע יהוה אלעניך
And said to her messenger the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton son he will heard given that hear the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton.and~he~will~SAY(V) NOTHING~her MESSENGER YHWH BEHOLD~you(f) PREGNANT and~BEAR(V)~ing(fs) SON and~you(f)~will~CALL.OUT(V) TITLE~him HE.WILL.HEARD GIVEN.THAT HEAR(V) YHWH TOWARD AFFLICTION~you(f)The messenger of יהוה said to her further,“Behold, you are pregnantAnd shall bear a son;You shall call him Ishmael, Ishmael I.e., “God heeds.” For יהוה has paid heed to your suffering.
Genesis 16:12 Gematria: 1225
והוא יהיה פרא אדם ידו בכל ויד כל בו ועלפני כלאחיו ישכן
And the he will exist man all every in him/it and upon the face of like to i there is so.and~HE he~will~EXIST(V) WILD-ASS MAN HAND~him in~the~ALL and~HAND ALL REJOICE~him and~UPON FACE~s ALL BROTHER~s~him he~will~DWELL(V)He shall be a wild ass of a person; person Or perhaps “sire” (cf. Josh. 14.15, Gen. 2.22b–4.1, and Phoenician usage). Trad. “man.” See the Dictionary under ’adam. His hand against everyone,And everyone’s hand against him;He shall dwell alongside of all his kin.”
Genesis 16:13 Gematria: 3428
ותקרא שםיהוה הדבר אליה אתה אל ראי כי אמרה הגם הלם ראיתי אחרי ראי
And she called breath the proper name of the god of israel; the tetragrammaton speak to her you (m.sg.) these given that also head, top, beginning strength, power, leader hand, arm, deed mark, sign, cross of after/behind.and~she~will~CALL.OUT(V) TITLE YHWH the~SPEAK(V)~ing TOWARD~her YOU POWER SEEING GIVEN.THAT she~did~SAY(V) ALSO HERE I~SEE(V) AFTER SEE(V)~ing~meAnd she called יהוה יהוה The messenger who spoke is labeled with the principal’s name, to underscore that the message was delivered on the principal’s behalf. (A narrative convention in the Hebrew Bible.) who spoke to her, “You Are El-roi,” El-roi Apparently “God of Seeing.” by which she meant, “Have I not gone on seeing after my being seen!” Have I not gone on seeing after my being seen Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
Genesis 16:14 Gematria: 1966
עלכן קרא לבאר באר לחי ראי הנה ביןקדש ובין ברד
Above so call stomach behold between set apart and between.UPON SO CALL.OUT(V) to~the~PIT BEER STOMACH SEE BEHOLD BETWEEN ? and~BETWEEN BEREDTherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; Beer-lahai-roi Apparently “the Well of the Living One who sees me.” it is between Kadesh and Bered.—
Genesis 16:15 Gematria: 3140
ותלד הגר לאברם בן ויקרא אברם שםבנו אשרילדה הגר ישמעאל
To son and called out breath in us happy of to he will heard.and~she~will~BEAR(V) STRANGER to~ABRAM SON and~he~will~CALL.OUT(V) ABRAM TITLE SON~him WHICH she~did~BEAR(V) STRANGER HE.WILL.HEARDHagar bore a son to Abram, and Abram gave the son that Hagar bore him the name Ishmael.
Genesis 16:16 Gematria: 3931
ואברם בןשמנים שנה ושש שנים בלדתהגר אתישמעאל לאברםס
And son eighty year linen change he will heard.and~ABRAM SON EIGHTY YEAR and~SIX YEAR~s in~BEAR(V) ? AT HE.WILL.HEARD to~ABRAMAbram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.