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Genesis 16:9

Obedience

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

8 “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.

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.”

11 The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.

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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
So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”
KJV
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
WEB
The LORD’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.”
ASV
And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
DARBY
And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
BLB
And the angel of YHWH said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit yourself under her hand.”
ÅB
Da sa Herrens engel til henne: Gå tilbake til din frue, og bøy deg under henne!
OTB
Herrens engel instruerte henne: "Gå tilbake til din frue og aksepter hennes veiledning."
B1930
Da sa Herrens engel til henne: Gå tilbake til din frue, og bøi dig under henne!

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