Genesis 16:9

The angel of Yahweh said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her authority.”

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And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

In Context

8He said, “Hagar, Sarai's servant, where did you come from and where are you going?” Then she said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.”

10Then the angel of Yahweh said to her, “I will greatly multiply your descendants, so that they will be too numerous to count.”

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:4If the emotions of a ruler rise up against you, do not leave your work. 2 Calm can quiet down great outrage. 1

Ephesians 6:5Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with deep respect and trembling, in the honesty of your heart. Be obedient to them as you would be obedient to Christ.

1 Peter 2:18Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect. Be subject not only to the good and gentle masters, but also to the malicious ones.

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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