OET interlinear GEN 16:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וַ⁠תִּקַּ֞ח שָׂרַ֣י אֵֽשֶׁת־אַבְרָ֗ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_took Sarai wife_of Avram DOM Hāgār the,Egyptian maidservant_of,her from_the=end/extremity ten years of,the_dwelling Avram in=land Kənaˊan and=she/it_gave DOM=her/it to,Abram her/its=husband/man to=him/it to/for=(a)_woman )

In the Hebrew text, the phrase “Abram’s wife” is repeated (in verses 1 and 3) to emphasize Sarai’s relationship to Abram in contrast to the relationship of Hagar. For some languages it is redundant to repeat that phrase, and so they leave it implied here. However, if possible, it is best to keep this repetition in your translation. Alternate translation: [Then Sarai took]

אֶת־הָגָ֤ר הַ⁠מִּצְרִית֙ שִׁפְחָתָ֔⁠הּ

DOM Hāgār (Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_took Sarai wife_of Avram DOM Hāgār the,Egyptian maidservant_of,her from_the=end/extremity ten years of,the_dwelling Avram in=land Kənaˊan and=she/it_gave DOM=her/it to,Abram her/its=husband/man to=him/it to/for=(a)_woman )

The word Egyptian is repeated (in verses 1 and 3) to emphasize the fact that Hagar was a foreigner. If possible, it is best to keep this repetition in your translation. Alternate translation: [her Egyptian servant woman Hagar] or [her servant Hagar]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וַ⁠תִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛⁠הּ לְ⁠אַבְרָ֥ם אִישָׁ֖⁠הּ ל֥⁠וֹ לְ⁠אִשָּֽׁה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_took Sarai wife_of Avram DOM Hāgār the,Egyptian maidservant_of,her from_the=end/extremity ten years of,the_dwelling Avram in=land Kənaˊan and=she/it_gave DOM=her/it to,Abram her/its=husband/man to=him/it to/for=(a)_woman )

For most languages it is clearer and more natural to change the order of the clauses in this verse and say, “So Abram’s wife Sarai gave her servant Hagar to her husband Abram to be his second wife. This happened after Abram and Sarai had lived in the land of Canaan for ten years.” Make sure your translation does not sound like verse 3 happened ten years after Abram agreed to sleep with Hagar. Alternate translation: [and she gave her servant to her husband Abram to be his second wife]