Genesis 16:9
And the Malach Hashem said unto her, Return to thy gevirah, and submit thyself under her hands.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruach of the moshel rise up against thee, 1 leave not thy mekom; 1 for calmness pacifieth chatta'im gedolim.
Ephesians 6:5Avadim (servants), serve with mishma'at (obedience) your adonim according to the basar B'YIR'AH (with fear) and BIRA'DAH (with trembling) + 6:5 Ps 2:11 with your levavot of erlichkeit (sincerity) as to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach,
1 Peter 2:18Avadim, be submitting in kol yir'ah (all fear) to your adonim (masters), not only to the good and eidele (gentle) adonim, but also to the hard sarei misim (task-masters). + 2:18 Ex 1:11
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 →