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Genesis 16:4
New English Translation
Genesis 16:4
New English Translation
4 He slept with[a] Hagar, and she became pregnant.[b] Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai.[c]
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- Genesis 16:4 tn Heb “came to.” See the note on the same expression in v. 2.
- Genesis 16:4 tn Or “she conceived” (also in v. 5)
- Genesis 16:4 tn Heb “and she saw that she was pregnant and her mistress was despised in her eyes.” The Hebrew verb קָלַל (qalal) means “to despise, to treat lightly, to treat with contempt.” In Hagar’s opinion Sarai had been demoted.
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