KJV ORIGINAL
And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Abram slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When Hagar realized she was going to have a baby, she began to look down on her mistress Sarah with contempt.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows how Hagar's pregnancy made her feel superior to Sarah, creating tension and conflict in the household.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the period when Sarah (then called Sarai) was unable to have children and gave her Egyptian servant Hagar to her husband Abram as a surrogate mother, which was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern culture. The tension arose because in that society, a woman's ability to bear children, especially sons, determined much of her status and honor within the household.
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