Genesis 16:8

Genesis 16:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)And he said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.”

Context of Genesis 16:8

6But Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your slave woman is in your power; do to her what is good in your sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence. 7Now the angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s slave woman, from where have you come, and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” 9So the angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority.” 10The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be too many to count.”

Genesis 16:8 word by word

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר הָגָ֞ר שִׁפְחַ֥ת שָׂרַ֛י אֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה בָ֖את וְאָ֣נָה תֵלֵ֑כִי וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִפְּנֵי֙ שָׂרַ֣י גְּבִרְתִּ֔י אָנֹכִ֖י בֹּרַֽחַת׃Read the interlinear

• He saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Hagarהָגָרhâgâr · HagarH1904
• Sarai’sשָׂרַיώâray · SaraiH8297
• slaveשִׁפְחָהshiphchâh · maidservantH8198
• from whereאַי'ay · where?H335
• from whereזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• have you comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and whereאָן'ân 'ânâh · where?H575
• are you goingהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• I am fleeingבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• from the presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• of my mistressגְּבֶ֫רֶתgebereth · ladyH1404

Cross-references for Genesis 16:8

• Genesis 16:1Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not borne him a child, but she had an Egyptian slave woman whose name was Hagar.
• Ephesians 6:5Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ;
• 1 Timothy 6:1All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against.
• Genesis 3:9Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”
• Genesis 4:10Then He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground.
• Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your place, because composure puts great offenses to rest.
• Jeremiah 2:17Have you not done this to yourself By your abandoning the Lord your God When He led you in the way?
• 1 Samuel 26:19Now then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may He accept an offering; but if it is people, cursed are they before the Lord, because they have driven me out today so that I would have no share in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

Commentaries on Genesis 16:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Hagar, Sarai's maid - This mode of address is used to show her that she was known, and to remind her that she was the property of another.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-16Verses 1-16 - The Birth of Ishmael 1. הנר hāgār Hagar, “flight.” Hejrah, the flight of Muhammed. 7. מלאך mal'ak “messenger, angel.” A deputy commissioned to discharge a certain duty for the principal whom he represents. As the most usual task is that of bearing messages, commands, or tidings, he is commonly called a “messenger” ̓́ angelos ). The word is therefore a term of office, and does not further distinguish the office-bearer than as an intelligent…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-16Verses 7-16 Hagar was out of her place, and out of the way of her duty, and going further astray, when the Angel found her. It is a great mercy to be stopped in a sinful way, either by conscience or by providence. Whence comest thou? Consider that thou art running from duty, and the privileges thou wast blest with in Abram's tent. It is good to live in a religious family, which those ought to consider who have this advantage. Whither wilt thou go? Thou…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12The angel asked Hagar questions that helped her speak openly to God. When she did, God told her to return and submit to Sarai (16:9). He also promised that her son would have many descendants, so many that they could not be counted. The angel of the Lord did not call Hagar Abram’s wife. Instead, he called her Sarai’s servant. Hagar would bear Abram’s child, but Ishmael was not part of God’s covenant with Abram.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161. Now, Sarai ... had a handmaid--a female slave--one of those obtained in Egypt.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 16:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Communion
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• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Hagar
• Sarai
• Sarah; Sarai
• Abraham
• Beerlahairoi
• Concubine
• Face
• Judge
• Submit
• Wrong

Commentaries on Genesis 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings