Genesis 16:4
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And he went in to her. But she perceiving that she was with child, despised her mistress.

her mistress.

1 Samuel 1:6-8 Her rival also afflicted her, and troubled her exceedingly, insomuch that she upbraided her, that the Lord had shut up her womb: . . .

2 Samuel 6:16 And when the ark of the Lord was come into the city of David, Michol the daughter of Saul, looking out through a window, saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord: and she despised him in her heart.

Proverbs 30:20,21,23 Such also is the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth and wipeth her mouth, and saith: I have done no evil. . . .

1 Corinthians 4:6 But these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollo, for your sakes: that in us you may learn that one be not puffed up against the other for another, above that which is written.

1 Corinthians 13:4,5 Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely, is not puffed up, . . .

Context
The Birth of Ishmael
3She took Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, ten years after they first dwelt in the land of Chanaan, and gave her to her husband to wife. 4And he went in to her. But she perceiving that she was with child, despised her mistress.5And Sarai said to Abram: Thou dost unjustly with me: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and she perceiving herself to be with child, despiseth me. The Lord judge between me and thee.…
Cross References
Genesis 16:3
She took Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, ten years after they first dwelt in the land of Chanaan, and gave her to her husband to wife.

Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said to Abram: Thou dost unjustly with me: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and she perceiving herself to be with child, despiseth me. The Lord judge between me and thee.

Genesis 19:31
And the elder said to the younger: Our father is old, and there is no man left on the earth, to come in unto us after the manner of the whole earth.

Genesis 21:9
And when Sara had seen the son of Agar, the Egyptian, playing with Isaac, her son, she said to Abraham:

Genesis 30:4
And she gave him Bala in marriage: who,

Lexicon
And he slept with
וַיָּבֹ֥א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

Hagar,
הָגָ֖ר (hā·ḡār)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1904: Hagar

and she conceived.
וַתַּ֑הַר (wat·ta·har)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2029: To conceive, become pregnant

But when [Hagar] realized
וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (wat·tê·re)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

that
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

she was pregnant,
הָרָ֔תָה (hā·rā·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2029: To conceive, become pregnant

she began to despise
וַתֵּקַ֥ל (wat·tê·qal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling

her mistress.
גְּבִרְתָּ֖הּ (gə·ḇir·tāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1404: Lady, queen, mistress


Additional Translations
And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

And he went in to Agar, and she conceived, and saw that she was with child, and her mistress was dishonoured before her.

And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was lightly esteemed in her eyes.

And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

and he goeth in unto Hagar, and she conceiveth, and she seeth that she hath conceived, and her mistress is lightly esteemed in her eyes.
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