Genesis 16:8

6 “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.

7 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.

“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.

9 So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”

10 Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“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.
KJV
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.
WEB
He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, whence comest thou? and whither art thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.
BLB
And He said, “Hagar, maidservant of Sarai, from where [is] this [that] you have come, and where are you going?” And she said, “From the presence of Sarai my mistress I am fleeing.”
ÅB
Og han sa: Hagar, Sarais slavekvinne, hvor kommer du fra, og hvor akter du deg hen? Hun svarte: Jeg har flyktet fra min frue Sarai.
OTB
Han sa: "Hagar, Sarais slave, hvor kommer du fra, og hvor går du?" Hun svarte: "Jeg flykter fra min frue Sarai."
B1930
Og han sa: Hagar, Sarais trælkvinne, hvor kommer du fra, og hvor akter du dig hen? Hun svarte: Jeg har flyktet fra min frue Sarai.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 3:9

    But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”

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  • Genesis 4:10

    “What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:4

    If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.

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  • Jeremiah 2:17–18

    Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?

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  • Ephesians 6:5–8

    Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:19

    Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

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  • 1 Timothy 6:1–2

    All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.

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  • Genesis 16:4

    And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.

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