Verse 6

Genesis 16:6

Young's Literal Translation

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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל שָׂרַ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה שִׁפְחָתֵ/ךְ֙ בְּ/יָדֵ֔/ךְ עֲשִׂי לָ֖/הּ הַ/טּ֣וֹב בְּ/עֵינָ֑יִ/ךְ וַ/תְּעַנֶּ֣/הָ שָׂרַ֔י וַ/תִּבְרַ֖ח מִ/פָּנֶֽי/הָ
English Translation
And Abram said to Sarai, "Here is your maid; do to her what is good in your eyes." And Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her face.
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Chapter 16 Context
1 And Sarai, Abram's wife, hath not borne to him, and she hath an handmaid, an Egyptian, and her name... Focus ↗
2 and Sarai saith unto Abram, 'Lo, I pray thee, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing, go in, I pray... Focus ↗
3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, taketh Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of the tenth year of Ab... Focus ↗
4 and he goeth in unto Hagar, and she conceiveth, and she seeth that she hath conceived, and her mistr... Focus ↗
5 And Sarai saith unto Abram, 'My violence [is] for thee; I -- I have given mine handmaid into thy bos... Focus ↗
6 And Abram saith unto Sarai, 'Lo, thine handmaid [is] in thine hand, do to her that which is good in...
7 And a messenger of Jehovah findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain i... Focus ↗
8 and he saith, 'Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?' and she sa... Focus ↗
9 And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, 'Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under he... Focus ↗
10 and the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, 'Multiplying I multiply thy seed, and it is not numbered... Focus ↗
11 and the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, 'Behold thou [art] conceiving, and bearing a son, and has... Focus ↗
12 and he is a wild-ass man, his hand against every one, and every one's hand against him -- and before... Focus ↗
13 And she calleth the name of Jehovah who is speaking unto her, 'Thou [art], O God (Elohim), my behold... Focus ↗
14 therefore hath one called the well, 'The well of the Living One, my beholder;' lo, between Kadesh an... Focus ↗
15 And Hagar beareth to Abram a son; and Abram calleth the name of his son, whom Hagar hath borne, Ishm... Focus ↗
16 and Abram [is] a son of eighty and six years in Hagar's bearing Ishmael to Abram. Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Genesis
Chapter
Chapter 16 (16 verses)
Version
Young's Literal Translation
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