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Genesis 16

Genesis 16:9

Hagar and Ishmael · Genesis 16:1–16
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Translations

Modern
So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”
Traditional
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Literal
And the angel of YHWH said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit yourself under her hand.”
Latin
Dixitque ei angelus Domini: Revertere ad dominam tuam, et humiliare sub manu illius.

Original

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

Notes

Genesis 16:8–12

The angel asked Hagar questions that helped her speak openly to God. When she did, God told her to return and submit to Sarai (16:9). He also promised that her son would have many descendants, so many that they could not be counted.

The angel of the Lord did not call Hagar Abram’s wife. Instead, he called her Sarai’s servant. Hagar would bear Abram’s child, but Ishmael was not part of God’s covenant with Abram.

Genesis 16:1–16

While they waited for their promised son to be born, Abram and Sarai tried another plan. This plan did not show trust in God.

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