Genesis 16:9

And the agent of LORD said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

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In The King James Version

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

In Context

8And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, from where have thou come? And where are thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

10And the agent of LORD said to her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against thee, leave not thy place, for deference allays great offences.

Ephesians 6:5Bondmen, be obedient to the masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ.

1 Peter 2:18Household servants, submitting to the masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wayward.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 16:8-10

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. Here is the first mention we have in scripture of an angel's appearance. Hagar was a type of the law, which was given by the disposition of angels; but the world… Read the whole commentary →

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