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Genesis 16:6

And Abram says to Sarai, “Behold, your handmaid [is] in your hand, do to her that which is good in your eyes”; and Sarai afflicted her, and she flees from her presence.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

In Context

5And Sarai says to Abram, “My violence [is] for you; I have given my handmaid into your bosom, and she sees that she has conceived, and I am lightly esteemed in her eyes; YHWH judges between me and you.”

7And the Messenger of YHWH finds her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way [to] Shur,

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Cross References

Genesis 24:10And the servant takes ten camels of the camels of his lord and goes, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he rises, and goes to Aram-Naharaim, to the city of Nahor;

Job 2:6And YHWH says to Satan, “Behold, he [is] in your hand; only take care of his life.”

Proverbs 14:29Whoever is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, || And whoever is short in temper is exalting folly.

Proverbs 15:17Better [is] an allowance of green herbs and love there, || Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.

Proverbs 29:19By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, || And there is nothing answering.

Jeremiah 38:5And King Zedekiah says, “Behold, he [is] in your hand: for the king is not able [to do] anything against you.”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 16:5-7

4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee. 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. We have here the immediate bad… Read the whole commentary →

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