Genesis 16

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1Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 1

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children. And she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
IV v. 1 (Inspired Version, 1867)

2And 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.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 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 unto the voice of Sarai.
IV v. 2 (Inspired Version, 1867)

3And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

4And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

5And 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.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 5

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong is 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.
IV v. 5 (Inspired Version, 1867)

6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 6

But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hands; do to her as it pleaseth thee.
IV v. 6 (Inspired Version, 1867)

7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 7

And an angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
IV v. 8 (Inspired Version, 1867)

8And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 8

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence comest thou, and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
IV v. 9 (Inspired Version, 1867)

9And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

10And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 10

And the angel of the Lord said unto her, The Lord will multiply thy seed exceedingly so that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
IV v. 11 (Inspired Version, 1867)

11And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 11

And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shall call his name Ishmael because the Lord hath heard thy afflictions.
IV v. 12 (Inspired Version, 1867)

12And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 12

And he will be a wild man; and his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
IV v. 13 (Inspired Version, 1867)

13And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 13

And she said, I know that God seest me, for I have also here looked after him.
IV v. 16 (Inspired Version, 1867)

14Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

JSTJoseph Smith Translation of v. 14

And the name of the angel was Beer-la-hai-roi; wherefore, the well was called Beer-la-hai-roi for a memorial.
IV v. 18 (Inspired Version, 1867)

15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

16And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

Also cited in commentary

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- The mountain, the Spirit, and the catechetical method
2 Nephi 22 — Isaiah 12 — The Song of Salvation, the Wells of Yeshua, and Zion's Inhabitant Shouting
- The first hymn — God my salvation
- Where this lands
Alma 14 — The Lord Receiveth Them Up Unto Himself — The Martyrdom of the Innocents, the Mocking Priests, and the Collapse of the Prison Walls
- The martyrdom of the women and children
Enos 1 — Enos's Wrestle — The Hunt That Became a Prayer, Intercession for Brethren and Enemies, the Promise of Preservation
- A life summarized, and a farewell
- Where this lands
Jacob 2 — Tender Feelings Wounded — Jacob's Temple Sermon on Pride, Riches, and the David-Solomon Sin
- Where this lands
Mosiah 27 — The Angel, the Three Days of Death-Like Sleep, and the Born-Again — Alma the Younger and the Sons of Mosiah Converted, the Earth Trembling, the Soul Redeemed from the Gall of Bitterness
- The persecutors named and the angelic arrest
Ezra 5 — The Word That Restarts the Work — Two Prophets, a Governor's Inquiry, and the Eye That Would Not Let Them Cease
- How this chapter changes the reader
- The eye upon the elders

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Joseph Smith Translation

v. 1
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children. And she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
v. 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 unto the voice of Sarai.
v. 5
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong is 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.
v. 6
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hands; do to her as it pleaseth thee.
v. 7
And an angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
v. 8
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence comest thou, and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
v. 10
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, The Lord will multiply thy seed exceedingly so that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
v. 11
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shall call his name Ishmael because the Lord hath heard thy afflictions.
v. 12
And he will be a wild man; and his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
v. 13
And she said, I know that God seest me, for I have also here looked after him.
v. 14
And the name of the angel was Beer-la-hai-roi; wherefore, the well was called Beer-la-hai-roi for a memorial.
insertion after v. 6
And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
insertion after v. 12
And she called the name of the angel of the Lord. And he spake unto her, saying, Knowest thou that God seest thee?
insertion after v. 13
And there was a well between Kadesh and Bered near where Hagar saw the angel.