Genesis 16:1-5 ▼

1 Abram’s wife, Sarai, had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar.

2 Sarai said to Abram, “Since the LORD has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build a family.” And Abram agreed to what Sarai said.

3 So Abram’s wife, Sarai, took Hagar, her Egyptian slave, and gave her to her husband, Abram, as a wife for him. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan ten years.

4 He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she saw that she was pregnant, her mistress became contemptible to her.

5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for my suffering! I put my slave in your arms, and when she saw that she was pregnant, I became contemptible to her. May the LORD judge between me and you.”