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Genesis 16:2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2 So Sarʹai said to Aʹbram: “Please now! Jehovah has prevented me from bearing children. Please, have relations with my servant. Perhaps I can have children by means of her.”+ So Aʹbram listened to what Sarʹai said.

Genesis 16:2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 2 So Sarʹai said to Aʹbram: “Please now! Jehovah has prevented me from bearing children. Please, have relations with my servant. Perhaps I can have children by means of her.”+ So Aʹbram listened to what Sarʹai said.

Genesis 16:2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 2 Hence Sarʹai said to Aʹbram: “Please now! Jehovah has shut me off from bearing children.+ Please, have relations with my maidservant. Perhaps I may get children from her.”+ So Aʹbram listened to the voice of Sarʹai.+

Genesis 16:2

The Bible in Living English
- 2 and Sarai said to Abram “Here Jehovah has barred me from having children: go in to my maid; perhaps I shall have a family out of her”; and Abram listened to Sarai.

Genesis 16:2

American Standard Version
- 2 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.

Genesis 16:2

The Emphasized Bible
- 2 So then Sarai said unto Abram, Behold, I pray thee, Yahweh hath restrained me from bearing, go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid, peradventure I may be built up from her,—And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.