Genesis 16:3
“And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.”
Genesis 16:3 — King James Version
Verse 3 of 16 in Genesis chapter 16 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Genesis 16:3 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “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.”
- American Standard Version
- “And Sarai, Abram`s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.”
Genesis 16 — full chapter (King James Version)
Now ’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an , whose name was . And said unto , 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 hearkened to the voice of . And ’s wife took her maid the , after had dwelt ten years in the , and gave her to her husband to be his wife. And he went in unto , and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. And said unto , 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. But said unto , Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to . And he said, , Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress . And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt a son, and shalt call his name ; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? Wherefore the was called -lahai-roi; behold, it is between and . And bare a son: and called his son’s name, which bare, . And was fourscore and six years old, when bare to .