Study it in the app“Then Sarai said to Abram, “The wrong done to me be on you! I myself gave my slave woman into your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, I became of little account in her eyes. May YHWH judge between me and you.””
Then Saraiוַ שָׂרַיsaidתֹּאמֶרto Abram,אֶל אַבְרָם“The wrong done to meחֲמָסִיbe on you!עָלֶיךָIאָנֹכִיmyself gaveנָתַתִּיmy slave womanשִׁפְחָתִיinto your embrace,בְּחֵיקֶךָand when she sawוַתֵּרֶאthatכִּיshe had conceived,הָרָתָהI became of little accountוָאֵקַלin her eyes.בְּעֵינֶיהָMay YHWHיְהוָהjudgeיִשְׁפֹּטbetween meבֵּינִיand you.”וּבֵינֶיׄךָ
Sarai
Sarai, the name of Sarah before God changed it (Genesis 17:15).
Where else “saray” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appearsAbram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appearsviolence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamasi” appearsput
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natati” appearsfemale slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shifchati” appearsbosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “cheke” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tere” appearsconceive
Become pregnant, conceive; figuratively, conceive a plan.
Where else “harata” appearsdespise
To count something or someone as little, as a thing without weight.
Where else “ekal” appearssight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsjudge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “yishpot” appears4He went in to Hagar, and she conceived; and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became of little account in her eyes.
5 · This verse (above)
6But Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your slave woman is in your hand; do to her what is good in your eyes.” So Sarai afflicted her, and she fled from her presence.
1. What it says
What did the angel of YHWH say to Hagar by the spring in the wilderness (vv. 7-12)?
2. What it means
What does it teach that Hagar called YHWH “El Roi,” the one who sees me (v. 13)?
3. How I live it
How can you walk with someone today who feels unseen or mistreated?
