Berean Standard Bible
“Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.”
Ten years had passed since God promised Abram descendants, and Sarai was still childless. In the culture of the time, giving a servant to a husband to bear a child was an accepted, if painful, custom.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.
World English Bible (WEB)
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
King James Version (KJV)
Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Now Sarai, Abram`s wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had given him no children; and she had a servant, a woman of Egypt whose name was Hagar.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y SARAI, mujer de Abram, no le paría: y ella tenía una sierva egipcia, que se llamaba Agar.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Saray, la esposa de Abram, no había podido tener hijos. Pero como tenía una esclava egipcia llamada Agar,
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