Genesis 16:2
And Sarai said unto Abram, 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 Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.Genesis 16:2 in the real world
In what words
- אוּלַיʼûwlayif not; hence perhaps
- שָׂרַיSâraySarai, the wife of Abraham
- עָצָרʻâtsârto inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
- אַבְרָםʼAbrâmAbram, the original name of Abraham
- שִׁפְחָהshiphchâha female slave (as a member of the household)
- בָּנָהbânâhto build (literally and figuratively)
- יָלַדyâladto bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show
- קוֹלqôwla voice or sound
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.