Sarai and Hagar
1 1Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was
2Hagar.
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And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. ” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
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So, after Abram
3had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife.
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And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived,
4she looked with contempt on her mistress.
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And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May
5the Lord judge between you and me! ”
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But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please. ” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her.