Gen 16:3 | NETfull | STEP | So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.

Genesis 16:3

3 So after Abram had lived ^{▼▼ Heb “at the end of ten years, to live, Abram.” The prepositional phrase introduces the temporal clause, the infinitive construct serves as the verb, and the name “Abram” is the subject.} in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, ^{▼▼ Heb “the Egyptian, her female servant.”} to her husband to be his wife. ^{▼▼ To be his wife. Hagar became a slave wife, not on equal standing with Sarai. However, if Hagar produced the heir, she would be the primary wife in the eyes of society. When this eventually happened, Hagar become insolent, prompting Sarai’s anger.}