KJV King James Version
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
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Genesis 16:6
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
WEB World English Bible
But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.
ASV American Standard Version
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Abram saith unto Sarai, ‘Lo, thine handmaid is in thine hand, do to her that which is good in thine eyes;’ and Sarai afflicted her, and she fleeth from her presence.
Surrounding context — Genesis 16
3 And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong [be] upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאַבְרָ֜םH87 · av.ramAbramאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שָׂרַ֗יH8297 · sa.raySaraiהִנֵּ֤הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdשִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙H8198 · shiph.chahmaidservantבְּיָדֵ֔ךְH3027 · yadhandעֲשִׂי־H6213 · a.sahto make: doלָ֖הּH9034 · haherהַטּ֣וֹבH2896 · tovpleasantבְּעֵינָ֑יִךְH5869 · a.yineyeוַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָH6031 · a.nahbe occupiedשָׂרַ֔יH8297 · sa.raySaraiוַתִּבְרַ֖חH1272 · ba.rachto fleeמִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃H6440 · pa.nehface: before
Cross-references
Jeremiah 38:5Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he [is] in your hand: for the king [is] not [he that] can do [any] thing against you.1 Peter 3:7Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.Genesis 24:10And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.Psalm 106:41-42And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.Proverbs 15:17-18Better [is] a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.Genesis 13:8-9And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we [be] brethren.Job 2:6And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine hand; but save his life.Proverbs 14:29[He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.Exodus 2:15Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.Proverbs 27:8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.Proverbs 29:19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
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