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NASB					Gen 16:2 So Sarai⁸²⁹⁷ said⁵⁵⁹ to Abram⁸⁷, "Now⁴⁹⁹⁴ behold²⁰⁰⁹, the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ has prevented⁶¹¹³ me from bearing³²⁰⁵ children. ^APlease⁴⁹⁹⁴ go⁹³⁵ in to my maid⁸¹⁹⁸; perhaps¹⁹⁴ I will ¹obtain¹¹²⁹ children¹¹²⁹ through⁴⁴⁸⁰ her." And Abram⁸⁷ listened⁸⁰⁸⁵ to the voice⁶⁹⁶³ of Sarai⁸²⁹⁷.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Gen 16:2 So Sarai said to Abram, "See here, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. I am asking you to go in to [the bed of] my maid [so that she may bear you a child]; perhaps I will ¹obtain children by her." And Abram listened to Sarai and did as she said.

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Lit be built from her

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This must have been an acceptable practice in that time and culture, based on the idea that the children of such a union would belong to the owner of the slave-girl. Abram undoubtedly had informed Sarai of God's promise to him, and Sarai perhaps thought that this was necessary in order to bring about God's plan for them.

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Gen 30:3 She said, "Here is my maid Bilhah, go in to her that she may bear on my knees, that through her I too may have children."

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Greek Heb.

Abram (4d); from the same as 48, see 85; "exalted father," the original name of Abraham:--Abram(53), Abram's(7).

194

ulay (19c); a prim. root; perhaps:--if(1), perhaps(35), should(1), suppose(8).

559

amar (55c); a prim. root; to utter, say:--address(1), advised(1), answer(2), answered(50), answers(1), ask(2), asked(4), asking(1), Asserting(1), assigned(1), call(2), called(4), command(1), commanded(14), commanded to say(1), commands(3), consider(1), continued(2), decided(2), declare*(1), declared(2), declared*(1), declares(1), demonstrates(1), designate(1), desired(1), follows(2), gave an order(2), gave the order(2), gave orders(2), indeed say(1), informed(1), intend(2), intended(1), intending(1), meditate(1), mentioned(1), name(1), namely(2), news(1), ordered(6), plainly says(1), promised(6), proposing(2), really thought(1), repeated*(1), replied*(1), requested(1), resolved(3), responded*(7), said(2766), said*(2), say(601), saying(862), saying*(1), says(594), sent word(1), speak(29), speak to you saying(1), speaking(2), speaks(2), specifically say(1), specified(1), spoke(77), spoken(15), still say(1), suppose(1), tell(23), telling(2), tells(1), think(1), thinking(2), thought(17), told(25), utters(1), vaunt(1).

935

bo (97c); a prim. root; to come in, come, go in, go:--actually come(1), advanced(8), alight(1), apply(1), approach(1), arrival(1), arrive(3), arrived(11), arrives(1), associate(4), attacks(1), attain(4), befalls(1), border(1), born(1), bring(246), bring it to pass(1), bringing(21), brings(9), brought(255), brought it to pass(2), came(590), came and brought(2), came and invaded(1), came to pass(3), came*(1), can get(1), carried(2), carry(1), certainly come(2), come(511), come and let us go(1), come from going(1), come to pass(3), comes(90), comes to pass(2), coming(106), departed(1), devoured*(2), enter(127), enter and go(1), entered(74), entering(14), enters(16), entrance(10), extended(1), fall(1), fallen(1), far*(1), followed(1), follows*(2), fulfilled(2), gave(1), get(2), give(1), go(147), go through(1), go*(2), goes(17), going(8), gone(7), granted(1), had(2), harbor(1), harvest(1), imported(1), indeed come(1), inserted(2), invade(1), invade when they came(1), invaded(1), invades(1), keep on coming(1), laid(1), Lebo-hamath(6), led(3), lifted(1), mentioned(1), migration(1), now(1), once(1), planned*(1), present(1), presented(1), presenting(1), press(1), proceed*(1), put(8), putting(1), reach(1), reached(4), reached the age(1), reenter*(2), replace*(1), reported(1), return(2), return*(1), returned(1), returned*(1), runs(1), set(6), sets(4), shedding(1), spring(1), stand(2), sundown*(1), sunset*(5), support*(1), surely comes(1), take(2), take place(1), takes(1), taking(1), threatened*(1), took(1), took place(1), traversing(1), visit*(1), went(109), went through(1).

1129

banah (124a); a prim. root; to build:--besieged*(1), build(112), build*(1), builders(10), building(16), builds(8), built(177), construct(1), constructed(1), fashioned(1), fortified(3), fortifying(2), have children(1), made(1), obtain children(1), rebuild(13), rebuilding(3), rebuilt(17), rebuilt*(2), restored(1), set(1), surely built(1).

2009

hinneh (243d); prol. of 2005; lo! behold!:--after all(1), behold(938), go(1), here(41), how(5), if(18), if he sees(1), if the has indeed(1), indeed(11), lo(16), look(3), now(3), now*(1), see(4), surely(2), there(2), unless(1).

3068

Yhvh (i.e.Yehovah or Yahveh) [217d]; from 1933b; the proper name of the God of Israel:--GOD(314), LORD(6399), LORD'S(111).

3205

yalad (408b); a prim. root; to bear, bring forth, beget:--bear(13), bearing(3), bears(6), became(1), became the father(144), become the father(2), become the fathers(1), beget(3), begetting(1), begot(2), begotten(3), birth(2), birthday*(1), bore(85), born(73), borne(20), bring forth(5), brings forth(1), brought them forth(1), brought forth(6), child(2), childbirth(10), children(1), children born(1), deliver(1), delivered(1), descended(2), father(1), fathered(2), fathers(1), gave me birth(1), gave you birth(2), gave birth(25), gave birth to a child(2), give birth(13), give birth the midwife(1), give delivery(1), given it birth(1), given birth(4), gives birth(2), gives delivery(1), giving birth(2), had(17), had sons(1), has(1), have(2), labor(5), labor has borne(1), labor the midwife(1), laid(1), midwife(1), midwives(6), produced(1), registered by ancestry(1), sired(1), sires(2), takes effect(1).

4480

min or
minni or
minne (577d); a prim. prep.; from:--abandon*(1), about(4), above(17), above*(46), according(1), account(3), account*(2), across*(3), addition*(1), after(16), after*(5), against(13), against*(7), all(1), all alone*(1), all*(4), alone(2), alone*(2), aloof*(3), among(34), among*(1), any(35), any*(6), anything*(1), away(6), because(92), because*(86), before(12), before*(117), beforehand*(1), behind*(10), belongs(1), below(1), below*(10), beneath*(7), bereft*(1), beside*(6), besides(1), besides*(45), between(1), between*(2), beyond(1), beyond*(20), both(27), both sides*(1), both*(2), close*(1), concerning(1), concerning*(1), course*(2), devoid(2), dictated*(1), distance*(3), doing*(2), due(4), either(2), ever(1), exclusive(1), facing(2), far*(2), forever*(3), forsaking*(2), gone(2), Hamites*(1), help*(1), high*(1), hovered*(2), including(1), inside*(16), inward*(1), later*(1), leave*(7), left(1), mere(1), Mine(2), more(7), more...than(6), more than(43), more*(2), more...than(33), most(1), never*(2), no(10), no more(1), no*(1), nor(2), off(1), off*(6), one(4), openly*(1), opposite*(6), origin*(1), outermost*(1), outside*(52), over(4), over*(4), part(1), part*(1), presence*(1), previously*(1), promised*(1), rather than(7), recently*(1), regard(1), regarding*(1), removed(1), responsible*(1), result(1), said*(1), same(2), shared*(1), since(20), since*(2), so(12), so...cannot(8), so...no(4), so...none(1), so*(3), some(123), some*(1), than(224), than*(1), theirs*(2), there*(2), thereafter*(1), through(11), through...after(1), throughout(2), throughout*(1), too(51), top*(2), toward(6), toward*(3), under(3), unless*(1), when(3), where*(1), wherever*(1), whether(7), willingly*(1), within*(1), without(9), without*(6).

4994

na (609a); a prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation; I (we) pray, now:--Ah(2), beg(1), beseech(1), come(3), implore(1), may(1), now(159), O(2), O may(1), Oh(10), Oh may(2), please(181), please*(1), pray(16).

6113

atsar (783c); a prim. root; to restrain, retain:--able*(2), bond(5), checked(3), closed fast(1), confined(3), could(1), detain(2), detained(1), held back(2), kept(1), prevail(1), prevented(1), recover(1), refrain(1), restrained(1), restrains(1), restricted(2), retain(2), retained(2), rule(1), shut(7), slow down(1), stayed(1), stop(1), stopped(1).

6963

qol (876d); from an unused word; sound, voice:--birds(1), bleating(1), crackling(2), cry(2), crying(1), growl*(1), listen(4), loudly(1), loudness(1), lowing(2), news(1), noise(21), obey*(14), obeyed*(5), outcry(1), proclamation(7), public(1), report(1), roared loudly*(1), roared*(1), screamed*(1), shout(1), sound(98), sound*(1), sounds(3), speaks(1), thunder(11), thunderbolt*(2), tinkling(1), voice(284), voice was like the sound(1), voices(14), wept*(1), what i say(1), what my are saying(1), what you say(2), witness(2).

8085

shama (1033b); a prim. root; to hear:--announce(2), announced(3), announces(3), completely(1), comprehends(1), diligently(1), discern(1), disregarded*(1), gave heed(2), give earnest heed(1), given heed(2), hear(270), hear*(1), heard(363), heard for certain(1), hearing(5), hears(33), heed(5), heeded(2), indeed obey(1), keep on listening(1), listen(226), listen attentively(1), listen carefully(3), listen closely(1), listen obediently(2), listened(52), listening(12), listens(7), loud-sounding(3), made a proclamation(1), make his heard(1), make their heard(1), make them known(1), make themselves heard(1), make your heard(1), obedient(1), obey(32), obey*(14), obeyed(21), obeyed*(5), obeying(6), obeys(1), overheard(1), pay heed(1), proclaim(15), proclaimed(6), proclaims(1), reported(3), sang(1), show(1), sound(2), sound*(1), sounded(1), summon(2), summoned(2), surely hear(1), surely heard(1), truly obey(1), understand(7), understanding(1), understood(1), witness(1).

8198

shiphchah (1046c); from an unused word; maid, maidservant:--female(9), female servant(3), female servants(5), maid(20), maids(5), maidservant(15), maidservants(1), servants*(6), slave(1), slave girl(1), slaves*(4), women(1).

8297

Saray (979c); from the same as 8269; a wife of Abram:--Sarai(16), Sarai's(1).

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