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- "Now Saraiª Abram'sª wifeª bare²° him no² children:ª°¹ and she had an handmaid,ª an Egyptian,ª whose nameª [was] Hagar.ª ... And Saraiª saidª° unto¹ Abram,ª Behold¹ now,¹ the LORDª hath restrained¹ me²° from bearing:ª°¹ I pray thee,¹ go inª° unto¹ my maid;ª it may² be¹ that I may obtain childrenª° by¹ her. And Abramª hearkenedª° to the voiceª of Sarai.ª" {Gen 16:1-2} + "And Isaacª intreatedª° the LORDª forª his wife,ª because¹ she¹ [was] barren:ª and the LORDª was intreatedª° of him, and Rebekahª his wifeª conceived.ª°" {Gen 25:21} + "And when the LORDª sawª° that¹ Leahª [was] hated,ª° he openedª°¹ her womb:ª but Rachelª [was] barren.ª" {Gen 29:31} + "And there was¹ a certainª manª of Zorah,²¹¹ of the familyª¹ of the Danites,ª whose nameª [was] Manoah;ª and his wifeª [was] barren,ª and bareª° not.¹" {Jdg 13:2} + "Andª they² hadª°¹ noª child,ª because² that¹ Elisabethª wasª° barren,ª andª they² bothª wereª° [now] well strickenª° inª years.ª" {Lke 1:7}
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