Genesis 16:5
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And 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.Then 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.”
In other translations
And 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.Then 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.”
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559שָׂרַיsaraiSaraiH8297אֶל־'el-toH413אַבְרָם'avramAbramH87חֲמָסִיchamasiinjustice myH2555עָלֶיךָ'aleikha[is] on youH5921אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595נָתַתִּיnatatiI putH5414שִׁפְחָתִיshifchatimaidservant myH8198בְּחֵיקֶךָbecheikechain bosom yourH2436וַתֵּרֶאvatere'and she has seenH7200כִּיkithatH3588הָרָתָהharatahshe had conceivedH2029וָאֵקַלva'ekaland I have become insignificantH7043בְּעֵינֶיהָbe'eineihain view herH5869יִשְׁפֹּטyishpotmay he judgeH8199יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בֵּינִיbeinibetween meH996וּבֵינֶיׄךָ׃uveineikhaand between youH996
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