Genesis 16:5

Genesis 16:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the Lord judge between you and me.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

5So Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I put my slave woman into your 16:5 Lit breastarms, but when she saw that she had conceived, I was insignificant in her 16:5 Lit eyessight. May the Lord judge between 16:5 Lit me and youyou and me.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

5And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done me be upon you. I gave my maid into your arms, but when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her sight. May the Lord judge between you and me.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

5Then Sarai said to Abram, “May [the responsibility for] the wrong done to me [by the arrogant behavior of Hagar] be upon you. I gave my maid into your arms, and when she realized that she had conceived, I was despised and looked on with disrespect. May the Lord judge [who has done right] between you and me.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

5Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

5Then Sarai said to Abram, “It’s your fault that I’m suffering like this. I put my slave in your arms. Now that she knows she’s pregnant, she looks down on me. May the Lord judge between you and me. May he decide which of us is right.”

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