King James Version

Genesis 16:1

Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

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וְשָׂרַי֙vesarayand Saraiשָׂרַיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Sarai”H8297Sarai, the wife of AbrahamSarai.אֵ֣שֶׁתesheteachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.אַבְרָ֔םavramAbramאַבְרָםnoun, proper name — “Abram”H87Abram, the original name of AbrahamAbram.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָלְדָ֖הyaledahbearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוְלָ֛הּvelahand toוְלָ֛הּconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and to”and toשִׁפְחָ֥הshifchahmaidשִׁפְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “maid”, the ordinary formH8198a female slave (as a member of the household)(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.מִצְרִ֖יתmitsritof Egyptמִצְרִיnoun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “of Egypt”, the ordinary formH4713a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of MitsrajimEgyptian, of Egypt.וּשְׁמָ֥הּushemahand fameשֵׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.הָגָֽרhagarHagarהָגָרnoun, proper name — “Hagar”H1904Hagar, the mother of IshmaelHagar.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now Sarai Abram's wife bore him no children; and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Sarai, Abram's wife, hath not borne to him, and she hath an handmaid, an Egyptian, and her name [is] Hagar;

World English Bible

Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Darby Translation

And Sarai Abram's wife did not bear him [children]. And she had an Egyptian maidservant; and her name was Hagar.

Douay-Rheims

Now Sarai the wife of Abram, had brought forth no children; but having a handmaid, an Egyptian, named Agar,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now Sarai Abram's wife bore him no children; and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Sara the wife of Abram bore him no children; and she had an Egyptian maid, whose name was Agar.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σάρα δὲ ἡ γυνὴ Ἅβραμ οὐκ ἔτικτεν αὐτῷ· ἦν δὲ αὐτῇ παιδίσκη Αἰγυπτία, ᾗ ὄνομα Ἄγαρ.