Genesis 16:6

And Abram saith unto Sarai, 'Lo, thine handmaid [is] in thine hand, do to her that which is good in thine eyes;' and Sarai afflicted her, and she fleeth from her presence.

Young's Literal Translation

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 saith unto Abram, 'My violence [is] for thee; I — I have given mine handmaid into thy bosom, and she seeth that she hath conceived, and I am lightly esteemed in her eyes; Jehovah doth judge between me and thee.'

7And a messenger of Jehovah findeth 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 taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, unto the city of Nahor;

Job 2:6And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, he [is] in thy hand; only his life take care of.'

Proverbs 14:29Whoso is slow to anger [is] of great understanding, And whoso 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 the king Zedekiah saith, 'Lo, he [is] in your hand: for the king is not able for you [in] anything.'

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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