Genesis 16:9

And the angel of the Lord said unto 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 maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, From the face of my mistress Sarai I am fleeing.

10And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for submissiveness causeth great offences to be avoided.

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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