Genesis 16:9

The LORD’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself 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

8He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.”

10The LORD’s angel said to her, “I will greatly multiply your offspring, that they will not be counted for multitude.”

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.

Ephesians 6:5Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ,

1 Peter 2:18Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

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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