Genesis 16:5

World English Bible (2000)

Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you."

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  • Gen 31:53 : 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." Then Jacob swore by the fear of his father, Isaac.
  • Exod 5:21 : 21 and they said to them, "May Yahweh look at you, and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us."
  • 1 Sam 24:12-15 : 12 May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be on you. 13 As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness;' but my hand shall not be on you. 14 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea? 15 May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand."
  • 2 Chr 24:22 : 22 Thus Joash the king didn't remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. When he died, he said, "May Yahweh look at it, and repay it."
  • Ps 7:8 : 8 Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
  • Ps 35:23 : 23 Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
  • Ps 43:1 : 1 Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.
  • Luke 10:40-41 : 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me." 41 Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

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  • Gen 16:1-4
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    86%

    1Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

    2Sarai said to Abram, "See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain children by her." Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

    3Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

    4He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

  • Gen 16:6
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    6But Abram said to Sarai, "Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes." Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

  • Gen 16:8-9
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    8He said, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai."

    9The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands."

  • Gen 21:9-10
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    73%

    9Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

    10Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this handmaid and her son! For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, Isaac."

  • Gen 15:2-3
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    2Abram said, "Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"

    3Abram said, "Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir."

  • Gen 12:16-19
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    16He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

    17Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

    18Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?

    19Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, see your wife, take her, and go your way."

  • Gen 24:36
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    36Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

  • Gen 20:16
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    16To Sarah he said, "Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated."

  • Gen 16:15-16
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    15Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

    16Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

  • Gen 17:15
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    15God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.

  • Gen 20:12-13
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    12Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

    13It happened, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, 'This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, "He is my brother."'"

  • Gen 21:12
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    12God said to Abraham, "Don't let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your handmaid. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For from Isaac will your seed be called.

  • Gen 20:2
    70%

    2Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

  • Gen 12:11
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    11It happened, when he had come near to enter Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look at.

  • Gen 18:15
    70%

    15Then Sarah denied, saying, "I didn't laugh," for she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."

  • Gen 16:11
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    11The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction.

  • 1 Sam 24:12
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    12May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be on you.