Genesis 16:6

Webster's Bible (1833)

But Abram said to Sarai, "Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes." Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.

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  • Gen 13:8-9 : 8 Abram said to Lot, "Please, let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are relatives. 9 Isn't the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If you go to the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right hand, then I will go to the left."
  • Gen 24:10 : 10 The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
  • Exod 2:15 : 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
  • Job 2:6 : 6 Yahweh said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life."
  • Ps 106:41-42 : 41 He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who has a quick temper displays folly.
  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
  • Prov 15:17-18 : 17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a fattened calf with hatred. 18 A wrathful man stirs up contention, But one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
  • Prov 27:8 : 8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
  • Prov 29:19 : 19 A servant can't be corrected by words. Though he understands, yet he will not respond.
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don't leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.
  • Jer 38:5 : 5 Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you.
  • 1 Pet 3:7 : 7 You husbands, in like manner, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

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  • Gen 16:1-5
    5 verses
    85%

    1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children. She had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

    2 Sarai said to Abram," See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my handmaid. It may be that I will obtain children by her." Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

    3 Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

    4 He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

    5 Sarai said to Abram, "This wrong is your fault. I gave my handmaid into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Yahweh judge between me and you."

  • Gen 16:7-9
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    7 The angel of Yahweh found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

    8 He said, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai."

    9 The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands."

  • Gen 12:16-19
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    16 He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, and oxen, and male donkeys, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and female donkeys, and camels.

    17 Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

    18 Pharaoh called Abram, and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why didn't you tell me that she was your wife?

    19 Why did you say, 'She is my sister,' so that I took her to be my wife? Now therefore, see your wife, take her, and go your way."

  • Gen 21:9-10
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    9 Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

    10 Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this handmaid and her son! For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, even with Isaac."

  • Gen 21:12
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    12 God said to Abraham, "Don't let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your handmaid. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For from Isaac will your seed be called.

  • Gen 17:15
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    15 God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.

  • Gen 24:36
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    36 Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

  • Gen 12:11
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    11 It happened, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look on.

  • Gen 16:11
    71%

    11 The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Behold, you are with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because Yahweh has heard your affliction.

  • Gen 20:15
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    15 Abimelech said, "Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you."

  • Gen 18:6
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    6 Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly make ready three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes."

  • Gen 12:14
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    14 It happened that when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

  • Gen 15:3
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    3 Abram said, "Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir."

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