Genesis 16:4

16:4 He had sexual relations with ¹  Hagar, and she became pregnant. ²  Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai. ³ 

Genesis 21:2

21:2 So Sarah became pregnant ⁴  and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.

Genesis 30:7

30:7 Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, became pregnant again and gave Jacob another son. ⁵ 

Genesis 30:17

30:17 God paid attention ⁶  to Leah; she became pregnant ⁷  and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time. ⁸ 

[16:4]  ¹ tn Heb “entered to.” See the note on the same expression in v. 2.

[16:4]  ² tn Or “she conceived” (also in v. 5)

[16:4]  ³ tn Heb “and she saw that she was pregnant and her mistress was despised in her eyes.” The Hebrew verb קָלַל (qalal) means “to despise, to treat lightly, to treat with contempt.” In Hagar’s opinion Sarai had been demoted.

[21:2]  ⁴ tn Or “she conceived.”

[30:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “and she became pregnant again and Bilhah, the servant of Rachel, bore a second son for Jacob.”

[30:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “listened to.”

[30:17]  ¹¹ tn Or “she conceived” (also in v. 19).

[30:17]  ¹² tn Heb “and she bore for Jacob a fifth son,” i.e., this was the fifth son that Leah had given Jacob.