Genesis 16:9

And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

8He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.

10And again he said: I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, and it shall not be numbered for multitude.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.

Ephesians 6:5Servants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ:

1 Peter 2:18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

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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