Genesis 16:9

“Go back to your mistress and do what she tells you,” the angel of the Lord told her.

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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

8He asked her, “Hagar, Sarai's slave—where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I'm running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.

10Then he continued, “I will give you many, many descendants—in fact they'll be so many they can't be counted.”

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:4If your superior gets angry with you, don't give up and leave. If you stay calm even bad mistakes can be resolved.

Ephesians 6:5Servants, obey those who are your human masters, with proper respect and awe, doing things from sincere motives as if you were serving Christ.

1 Peter 2:18If you are a servant then submit to your master—not just those who are good and kind, but those who are harsh masters as well.

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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