Genesis 16:6

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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.

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  • Gen 13:8-9 : 8 And Abram saith unto Lot, `Let there not, I pray thee, be strife between me and thee, and between my shepherds and thy shepherds, for we `are' men -- brethren. 9 Is not all the land before thee? be parted, I pray thee, from me; if to the left, then I to the right; and if to the right, then I to the left.'
  • Gen 24:10 : 10 And 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;
  • Exod 2:15 : 15 And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.
  • Job 2:6 : 6 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, he `is' in thy hand; only his life take care of.'
  • Ps 106:41-42 : 41 And giveth them into the hand of nations, And those hating them rule over them, 42 And their enemies oppress them, And they are humbled under their hand.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
  • Prov 15:17-18 : 17 Better `is' an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it. 18 A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Prov 27:8 : 8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So `is' a man wandering from his place.
  • Prov 29:19 : 19 By words a servant is not instructed though he understand, And there is nothing answering.
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.
  • Jer 38:5 : 5 And the king Zedekiah saith, `Lo, he `is' in your hand: for the king is not able for you `in' anything.'
  • 1 Pet 3:7 : 7 The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with `them', according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel -- to the wife -- imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

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  • Gen 16:1-5
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    85%

    1And Sarai, Abram's wife, hath not borne to him, and she hath an handmaid, an Egyptian, and her name `is' Hagar;

    2and Sarai saith unto Abram, `Lo, I pray thee, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing, go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; perhaps I am built up from her;' and Abram hearkeneth to the voice of Sarai.

    3And Sarai, Abram's wife, taketh Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, at the end of the tenth year of Abram's dwelling in the land of Canaan, and giveth her to Abram her husband, to him for a wife,

    4and he goeth in unto Hagar, and she conceiveth, and she seeth that she hath conceived, and her mistress is lightly esteemed in her eyes.

    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.'

  • Gen 16:7-9
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    7And a messenger of Jehovah findeth her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way `to' Shur,

    8and he saith, `Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?' and she saith, `From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.'

    9And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, `Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands;'

  • Gen 12:16-19
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    16and to Abram he hath done good because of her, and he hath sheep and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and handmaids, and she-asses, and camels.

    17And Jehovah plagueth Pharaoh and his house -- great plagues -- for the matter of Sarai, Abram's wife.

    18And Pharaoh calleth for Abram, and saith, `What `is' this thou hast done to me? why hast thou not declared to me that she `is' thy wife?

    19Why hast thou said, She `is' my sister, and I take her to myself for a wife? and now, lo, thy wife, take and go.'

  • Gen 21:9-10
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    75%

    9and Sarah seeth the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she hath borne to Abraham, mocking,

    10and she saith to Abraham, `Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son -- with Isaac.'

  • Gen 21:12
    74%

    12and God saith unto Abraham, `Let it not be wrong in thine eyes because of the youth, and because of thy handmaid: all that Sarah saith unto thee -- hearken to her voice, for in Isaac is a seed called to thee.

  • Gen 17:15
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    15And God saith unto Abraham, `Sarai thy wife -- thou dost not call her name Sarai, for Sarah `is' her name;

  • Gen 24:36
    72%

    36and Sarah, my lord's wife, beareth a son to my lord, after she hath been aged, and he giveth to him all that he hath.

  • Gen 12:11
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    11and it cometh to pass as he hath drawn near to enter Egypt, that he saith unto Sarai his wife, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that thou `art' a woman of beautiful appearance;

  • Gen 16:11
    71%

    11and the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, `Behold thou `art' conceiving, and bearing a son, and hast called his name Ishmael, for Jehovah hath hearkened unto thine affliction;

  • Gen 20:15
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    15and Abimelech saith, `Lo, my land `is' before thee, where it is good in thine eyes, dwell;'

  • Gen 18:6
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    6And Abraham hasteth towards the tent, unto Sarah, and saith, `Hasten three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes;'

  • Gen 12:14
    71%

    14And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she `is' exceeding fair;

  • Gen 15:3
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    3And Abram saith, `Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'