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And Sarai said vnto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee go in vnto my maid: it may bee that I may obtaine children by her: and Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bee builded by her.

And Sarai Abrams wife, tooke Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten yeeres in the land of Canaan, and gaue her to her husband Abram, to be his wife.

And Sarai said vnto Abram, My wrong be vpon thee: I haue giuen my maid into thy bosome, and when shee saw that she had conceiued, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD iudge betweene me and thee.

But Abram said vnto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; doe to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, shee fled from her face.

1611 marginal noteHeb. that which is good in thy eyes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. afflicted her.

And he said, Hagar Sarais maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou goe? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistresse Sarai.

And Laban gaue vnto his daughter Leah, Zilpah his mayde, for a handmayd.

And Laban gaue to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his handmayd, to be her mayd.

And she said, Behold my mayde Bilhah: goe in vnto her, and she shall beare vpon my knees, that I may also have children by her.

1611 marginal noteHebr. be built by her.

And Bilhah Rachels mayd conceiued againe, and bare Iacob a second sonne.

When Leah saw that she had left bearing, shee tooke Zilpah her mayde, and gaue her Iacob to wife.