Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation The angel said to her, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I’m running away from my mistress, Sarai,” she replied. English Standard Version 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.” Berean Standard Bible “Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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.” New American Standard Bible 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.” NASB 1995 He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” NASB 1977 And he said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” Legacy Standard Bible And he said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant-woman, where have you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.” Amplified Bible And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where did you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am running away from my mistress Sarai.” Christian Standard Bible He said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going? ” She replied, “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai.” Holman Christian Standard Bible He said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She replied, “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai.” American Standard Version And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said to her, “Hagar, Handmaid of Sarai, from where are you coming and where are you going?” and she said, “I am running away from before Sarai, my Mistress.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And the angel of the Lord said to her, Agar, Sara's maid, whence comest thou, and wither goest thou? and she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sara. Contemporary English Version and asked, "Hagar, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I'm running away from Sarai, my owner." Douay-Rheims Bible He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress. English Revised Version And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. GOD'S WORD® Translation He said, "Hagar, Sarai's slave, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I'm running away from my owner Sarai." Good News Translation and said, "Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She answered, "I am running away from my mistress." International Standard Version "Hagar, servant of Sarai," he asked, "Where are you coming from and where are you going?" She answered, "I am running away from my mistress Sarai." JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said: 'Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou?' And she said: 'I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.' Literal Standard Version and He says, “Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, from where have you come, and to where do you go?” And she says, “From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.” Majority Standard Bible “Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied. New American Bible and he asked, “Hagar, maid of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She answered, “I am running away from my mistress, Sarai.” NET Bible He said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She replied, "I'm running away from my mistress, Sarai." New Revised Standard Version And he said, “Hagar, slave-girl of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am running away from my mistress Sarai.” New Heart English Bible And he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where did you come from, and where are you going?" And she said, "I am running away from the presence of my mistress Sarai." Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where did you come from? Where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.” Young's Literal Translation and 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.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Birth of Ishmael…7Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur. 8“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied. 9So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”… Cross References Genesis 3:9 But the LORD God called out to the man, "Where are you?" Genesis 16:9 So the angel of the LORD told her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her authority." 1 Kings 19:9 There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" 1 Kings 19:13 When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" Treasury of Scripture And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, from where came you? and where will you go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. Sarai's maid. Genesis 16:1,4 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar… Ephesians 6:5-8 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; … 1 Timothy 6:1,2 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed… whence. Genesis 3:9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? Genesis 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. I flee. 1 Samuel 26:19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. Jump to Previous Camest Face Flee Fleeing Goest Hagar Handmaid I'm Maid Maidservant Master's Mistress Presence Running Sarai Sar'ai Servant Whence Whither Wife WiltJump to Next Camest Face Flee Fleeing Goest Hagar Handmaid I'm Maid Maidservant Master's Mistress Presence Running Sarai Sar'ai Servant Whence Whither Wife WiltGenesis 16 1. Sarai, being barren, gives Hagar to Abram.4. Hagar, being afflicted for despising her mistress, runs away. 7. An angel commands her to return and submit herself, 10. promises her a numerous posterity, 12. and shows their character and condition. 13. Hagar names the place, and returns to Sarai. 15. Ishmael is born. 16. The age of Abram. (8) Whence camest thou?--It is noteworthy that in these Divine communications God's knowledge of all the circumstances is not presumed, but the person visited is led on to tell them. This adds very much to the freshness and poetry of the narrative. Here, however, in the address, Hagar, Sarai's maid, the angel, at least, shows that he is aware who she is, and also reminds her of what she had forgotten, that in bestowing her upon Abram Sarai did not cease to be her mistress.Verse 8. - And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid. Declining to recognize her marriage with the patriarch, the angel reminds her of her original position as a bondwoman, from which liberty was not to be obtained by flight, but by manumission. Whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go! And she maid, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. "Her answer testifies to the oppression she had experienced, but also to the voice of her own conscience" (Lange). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Hagar,הָגָ֞ר (hā·ḡār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1904: Hagar servant שִׁפְחַ֥ת (šip̄·ḥaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8198: Maid, maidservant of Sarai,” שָׂרַ֛י (śā·ray) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8297: Sarai -- a wife of Abram He said, וַיֹּאמַ֗ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “where אֵֽי־ (’ê-) Interrogative Strong's 335: Where?, how? have you come from, בָ֖את (ḇāṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and where וְאָ֣נָה (wə·’ā·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 575: Where?, whither?, when?, hither and thither are you going?” תֵלֵ֑כִי (ṯê·lê·ḵî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk “I am אָנֹכִ֖י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I running away בֹּרַֽחַת׃ (bō·ra·ḥaṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenly from מִפְּנֵי֙ (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face my mistress גְּבִרְתִּ֔י (gə·ḇir·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1404: Lady, queen, mistress Sarai,” שָׂרַ֣י (śā·ray) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8297: Sarai -- a wife of Abram she replied. וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Genesis 16:8 NIVGenesis 16:8 NLT Genesis 16:8 ESV Genesis 16:8 NASB Genesis 16:8 KJV Genesis 16:8 BibleApps.com Genesis 16:8 Biblia Paralela Genesis 16:8 Chinese Bible Genesis 16:8 French Bible Genesis 16:8 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 16:8 He said Hagar Sarai's handmaid where did (Gen. 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