GENESIS 16:9

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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

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Genesis 16:9 Translation & Meaning

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And the angel מַלְאַ֣ךְ A messenger; specifically, of God, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) angel
of the Lord יְהוָ֔ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
unto her, Return שׁ֖וּבִי To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again Return
to אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to to
thy mistress, גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ Mistress mistress
and submit thyself וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י To depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows) submit thyself
under תַּ֥חַת The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc under
her hands. יָדֶֽיהָ׃ A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] hands

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  • 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.

  • 10  And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

  • 11  And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.




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