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Hagar and Sarah

Galatians 4:22

In 9 translations

BSB
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.See Genesis 16:15 and Genesis 21:2–3.
KJV
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
WEB
For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the servant, and one by the free woman.
ASV
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the handmaid, and one by the freewoman.
LSV
For it has been written that Abraham had two sons, one by the maidservant and one by the free [woman],
YLT
for it hath been written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the maid-servant, and one by the free-woman,
DBY
For it is written that Abraham had two sons; one of the maid servant, and one of the free woman.
DRC
For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, and the other by a free woman.
GNV
For it is written, that Abraham had two sonnes, one by a seruant, and one by a free woman.

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  • Spelling of Ἀβραὰμ: Tyndale House: Ἁβραὰμ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι Ἀβραὰμ δύο υἱοὺς ἔσχεν, ἕνα ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης καὶ ἕνα ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας·
RP2018
Γέγραπται γάρ, ὅτι Ἀβραὰμ δύο υἱοὺς ἔσχεν· ἕνα ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης, καὶ ἕνα ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας.
TR-Boyd
Γέγραπται γάρ, ὅτι Ἀβραὰμ δύο υἱοὺς ἔσχεν· ἕνα ἐκ τῆς παιδίσκης, καὶ ἕνα ἐκ τῆς ἐλευθέρας.
SCR1894
γεγραπται γαρ οτι αβρααμ δυο υιους εσχεν ενα εκ της παιδισκης και ενα εκ της ελευθερας

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  • Genesis 16:15And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
  • Genesis 21:10and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!”
  • Genesis 16:2–4So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. So after he had lived in…
  • Genesis 21:1–2Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised. So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.

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