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Genesis 16:6-9

6“Hereהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,”saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abramאַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamH87אֶל־'el-H413שָׂרַ֗יsa.RaiH8297, “your servantשִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙shif.cha.teKhH8198is in your handsבְּיָדֵ֔ךְbe.ya.DekhH3027.Doעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213whatever you wantהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְbe.'ei.Na.yikhH5869with her.”Then Saraiשָׂרַ֔יsa.RaiH8297treatedוַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָva.te.'a.Ne.haH6031Hagarso harshly that she fledוַתִּבְרַ֖חva.tiv.RachH1272from herמִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃mi.pa.Nei.haH6440.

7Now the angelמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068foundוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֞הּvai.yim.tza.'AhH4672Hagarbyעַל־'al-H5921a springעֵ֥ין'einH5869of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר עַל־ba.mid.Bar 'al-H4057 H5921—the springהָעַ֖יִןha.'A.yinH5869along the roadבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870to Shurשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7793.

8“Hagarהָגָ֞רha.GarH1904,servantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198of Saraiשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8297,”he saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “whereאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה'ei- mi.ZehH335 H2088have you come fromבָ֖אתvatH935,and whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֑כִיte.Le.khiH1980?” “I amאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595running awayבֹּרַֽחַת׃bo.Ra.chatH1272fromמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440my mistressגְּבִרְתִּ֔יge.vir.TiH1404Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297,”she repliedוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559.

9So the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559her, “Returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725toאֶל־'el-H413your mistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.TekhH1404and submitוְהִתְעַנִּ֖יve.hit.'a.NiH6031to her authorityתַּ֥חַת יָדֶֽיהָ׃Ta.chat ya.Dei.haH8478 H3027.”

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