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class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/16/370" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-371"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 15:2, 3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-371" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-371" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/16/371" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-372"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ga 4:25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-372" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-372" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1052" data-pid="1052" class="se"></p> <p id="p1053" data-pid="1053" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1390/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 694</a></p> <p id="p1054" data-pid="1054" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p271" data-pid="271" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/269/0">it-1 694;</a></p> <p id="p272" data-pid="272" class="sx"></p> <p id="p306" data-pid="306" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/304/0">w80 10/1 7</a></p> <p id="p307" data-pid="307" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-16-2" data-section-citation="001016002001016002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 16:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/16/372" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-373"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 30:1, 3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-373" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-373" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1054" data-pid="1054" class="se"></p> <div id="p1055" data-pid="1055"><p data-pid="1055" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1391/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1055" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1391/0">No. 5 2017, pp. 12-13</a></p> </div><div id="p1056" data-pid="1056"><p data-pid="1056" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1392/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1056" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1392/0">1/15/2004, p. 27</a></p> </div><p id="p1057" data-pid="1057" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p272" data-pid="272" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/270/0">wp17.5 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/270/3"> w04 1/15 27;</a></p> <p id="p273" data-pid="273" class="sx"></p> <p id="p307" data-pid="307" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/305/0">w80 10/1 7</a></p> <p id="p308" data-pid="308" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-16-4" data-section-citation="001016004001016004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 16:4</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1057" data-pid="1057" class="se"></p> <div id="p1058" data-pid="1058"><p data-pid="1058" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1393/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1058" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1393/0">No. 5 2017, pp. 13-14</a></p> </div><p id="p1059" data-pid="1059" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p273" data-pid="273" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/271/0">wp17.5 13-14</a></p> <p id="p274" data-pid="274" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-16-5" data-section-citation="001016005001016005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 16:5</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-111"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p578" data-pid="578">Lit., “in your bosom.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p308" data-pid="308" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/306/0">w83 6/1 18-19</a></p> <p id="p309" data-pid="309" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-16-6" data-section-citation="001016006001016006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 16:6</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1059" data-pid="1059" class="se"></p> <div id="p1060" data-pid="1060"><p data-pid="1060" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1394/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1060" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1394/0">No. 5 2017, pp. 13-14</a></p> </div><p id="p1061" data-pid="1061" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p274" data-pid="274" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/272/0">wp17.5 13-14;</a></p> <p id="p275" data-pid="275" class="sx"></p> <p id="p309" data-pid="309" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/307/0">w83 6/1 19</a></p> <p id="p310" data-pid="310" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-16-7" data-section-citation="001016007001016007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 16:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/16/373" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-374"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 25:17, 18; Ex 15:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-374" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-374" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1061" data-pid="1061" class="se"></p> <p id="p1062" data-pid="1062" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1395/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 276,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1396/0"> 290,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1397/0"> 868</a></p> <p id="p1063" data-pid="1063" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p275" data-pid="275" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/273/0">it-1 276,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/273/2"> 290,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/273/4"> 868;</a></p> <p id="p276" data-pid="276" class="sx"></p> <p id="p310" data-pid="310" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/308/0">ad 216,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/308/1"> 606</a></p> <p id="p311" data-pid="311" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-16-10" data-section-citation="001016010001016010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 16:10</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-112"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p579" data-pid="579">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/16/374" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-375"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:20; 25:13-16; 1Ch 1:29-31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-375" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-375" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-16-11" data-section-citation="001016011001016011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 16:11</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-113"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p580" data-pid="580">Meaning “God Hears.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p311" data-pid="311" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/309/0">g74 2/8 16</a></p> <p id="p312" data-pid="312" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-16-12" data-section-citation="001016012001016012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 16:12</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-114"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p581" data-pid="581">Or “an onager,” a kind of wild donkey, though some think that it refers to a zebra. Likely a reference to an independent disposition.</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-115"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p582" data-pid="582">Or possibly, “and he will live in hostility to all his brothers.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1063" data-pid="1063" class="se"></p> <p id="p1064" data-pid="1064" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1398/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 1017-1018,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1399/0"> 1226</a></p> <p id="p1065" data-pid="1065" class="su"><a 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class="articlePositioner" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Genesis</h1> </header> <p id="p139" data-pid="139" class="sb"><span id="v1-16-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/382" class="cl vx vp"><strong>16</strong> </a>Now Aʹbram’s wife Sarʹai had borne him no children,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/370" data-bid="371-1" class="b">+</a> but she had an Egyptian servant whose name was Haʹgar.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/371" data-bid="372-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-16-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/383" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>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.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/372" data-bid="373-1" class="b">+</a> So Aʹbram listened to what Sarʹai said. </span><span id="v1-16-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/384" class="vl vp">3 </a>After Aʹbram had lived for ten years in the land of Caʹnaan, Aʹbram’s wife Sarʹai took her Egyptian servant Haʹgar and gave her to her husband Aʹbram as his wife. </span><span id="v1-16-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/385" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>So he had relations with Haʹgar, and she became pregnant. When she realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.</span></p> <p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="sb"><span id="v1-16-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/386" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>At this Sarʹai said to Aʹbram: “The injury done to me is your fault. I was the one who put my servant in your arms,<a id="footnotesource111" data-fnid="111" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/110">*</a> but when she realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise me. May Jehovah judge between me and you.” </span><span id="v1-16-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/387" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>So Aʹbram said to Sarʹai: “Look! Your servant is under your authority. Do to her whatever you think is best.” Then Sarʹai humiliated her, and she ran away from her.</span></p> <p id="p141" data-pid="141" class="sb"><span id="v1-16-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/388" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>Later Jehovah’s angel found her at a spring of waters in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/373" data-bid="374-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-16-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/389" class="vl vp">8 </a>And he said: “Haʹgar, servant of Sarʹai, where have you come from and where are you going?” To this she said: “I am running away from my mistress Sarʹai.” </span><span id="v1-16-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/390" class="vl vp">9 </a>Jehovah’s angel then said to her: “Return to your mistress and humble yourself under her hand.” </span><span id="v1-16-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/391" class="vl vp">10 </a>Then Jehovah’s angel said: “I will greatly multiply your offspring,<a id="footnotesource112" data-fnid="112" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/111">*</a> so that they will be too numerous to count.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/374" data-bid="375-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-16-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/392" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>Jehovah’s angel added: “Here you are pregnant, and you will give birth to a son, and you must name him Ishʹma·el,<a id="footnotesource113" data-fnid="113" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/112">*</a> for Jehovah has heard your affliction. </span><span id="v1-16-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/393" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>He will be a wild donkey<a id="footnotesource114" data-fnid="114" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/113">*</a> of a man. His hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand will be against him, and he will dwell opposite all his brothers.”<a id="footnotesource115" data-fnid="115" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/114">*</a></span></p> <p id="p142" data-pid="142" class="sb"><span id="v1-16-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/394" class="vl vp">13 </a>Then she called on the name of Jehovah, who was speaking to her: “You are a God of sight,”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/375" data-bid="376-1" class="b">+</a> for she said: “Have I here actually looked upon the one who sees me?” </span><span id="v1-16-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/395" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>That is why the well was called Beʹer-laʹhai-roi.<a id="footnotesource116" data-fnid="116" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/115">*</a> (It is between Kaʹdesh and Beʹred.) </span><span id="v1-16-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/396" class="vl vp">15 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