en_tn/gen/16/02.md

# from having children

"from giving birth to children"

# Please go to my servant

This is a polite way of telling him to have sexual relations with her servant. You may need to use another euphemism in your language. Alternate translation: "Please have sexual relations with my servant" or "Please lie with my servant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])

# I will have children by her

"I will build my family through her"

# Abram listened to the voice of Sarai

"Abram did what Sarai said"
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# from having children`

			`"from giving birth to children"`

3398 Expressions for sexual relations Notes for "go to her" - The verses are listed in ULB issue 2194 in Susan's 5 June 2019 comment. 2019-06-05 19:49:48 +00:00			`# Please go to my servant`

3398 Expressions for sexual relations - Genesis 2019-06-05 20:38:07 +00:00			`This is a polite way of telling him to have sexual relations with her servant. You may need to use another euphemism in your language. Alternate translation: "Please have sexual relations with my servant" or "Please lie with my servant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]])`
3398 Expressions for sexual relations Notes for "go to her" - The verses are listed in ULB issue 2194 in Susan's 5 June 2019 comment. 2019-06-05 19:49:48 +00:00
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# I will have children by her`

			`"I will build my family through her"`

			`# Abram listened to the voice of Sarai`

			`"Abram did what Sarai said"`