Genesis 16:5
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.”
שָׁפַט
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
עַל
is on/ you
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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נָתַן
I put
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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הָרָה
she had conceived
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הָרָה
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
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חָמָס
injustice/ my
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חָמָס
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
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שִׁפְחָה
maidservant/ my
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שִׁפְחָה
a female slave (as a member of the household)
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שָׂרַי
Sarai
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שָׂרַי
Sarai, the wife of Abraham
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