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.
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 16 connects to 10 cross-references. Sarai, unable to conceive, gives her Egyptian slave Hagar to Abram as a wife, and Hagar becomes pregnant and despises her mistress. Hagar flees mistreatment but is told by the angel of the Lord to return and submit; she is …
Other Translations
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
and Sarai saith unto Abram, `Lo, I pray thee, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing, go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; perhaps I am built up from her;' and Abram hearkeneth to the voice of Sarai.
And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may get a family through her. And Abram did as Sarai said.
Cross References
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he …
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, …
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and …
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the …
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she …
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife …
For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.
And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and …
And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee …
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.