KJV King James Version
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.
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Genesis 16:8
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
WEB World English Bible
He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith, ‘Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?’ and she saith, ‘From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 16
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.
10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou [art] with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּאמַ֗רH559 · a.marto sayהָגָ֞רH1904 · ha.garHagarשִׁפְחַ֥תH8198 · shiph.chahmaidservantשָׂרַ֛יH8297 · sa.raySaraiאֵֽי־H335 · aywhere?מִזֶּ֥הH2088 · zehthisבָ֖אתH935 · boto come (in): comeוְאָ֣נָהH575 · anwhere?תֵלֵ֑כִיH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַתֹּ֕אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayמִפְּנֵי֙H6440 · pa.nehface: beforeשָׂרַ֣יH8297 · sa.raySaraiגְּבִרְתִּ֔יH1404 · ge.ve.retladyאָנֹכִ֖יH595 · a.no.khiIבֹּרַֽחַת׃H1272 · ba.rachto flee
Cross-references
Genesis 3:9And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where [art] thou?Genesis 4:10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.Jeremiah 2:17-18Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?1 Samuel 26:19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if [they be] the children of men, cursed [be] they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.1 Timothy 6:1-2Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and [his] doctrine be not blasphemed.Ephesians 6:5-8Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;Genesis 16:1Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.Genesis 16:4And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
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