Genesis 16:9
And the angel of the Lord said to her, Turn thou again to thy lady (or Return to thy lady), and be thou meeked under her hands.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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 spirit of him, that hath power, goeth upon thee, forsake thou not thy place, (or If the spirit of him, who hath power, goeth against thee, do not leave thy position, that is, do not resign thy post); for curing, or taking heed, shall make (the) greatest sins to cease.
Ephesians 6:5Servants, obey ye to fleshly lords with dread and trembling, in simpleness of your heart, as to Christ; (Servants, obey your human lords with fearful reverence and trembling, and with sincerity in your hearts, as unto the Messiah;)
1 Peter 2:18Servants, be ye subject in all dread to (your) lords, not only to good and to mild (ones), but also to tyrants. (Servants, be subject in all fear or with all due respect, or reverence, for your lords, not only to good and to meek ones, but also to tyrants.)
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 →