Genesis 16:6
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But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
In other translations
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אַבְרָם'avramAbramH87אֶל־'el-toH413שָׂרַיsaraiSaraiH8297הִנֵּהhinehthere!H2009שִׁפְחָתֵךְshifchatekhmaidservant yourH8198בְּיָדֵךְbeyadekh[is] in hand yourH3027עֲשִׂי־'asi-doH6213לָהּlahto <the> herהַטּוֹבhatovthe goodH2896בְּעֵינָיִךְbe'einayikhin view yourH5869וַתְּעַנֶּהָvate'anehaand she afflicted herH6031שָׂרַיsaraiSaraiH8297וַתִּבְרַחvativrachand she fledH1272מִפָּנֶיהָ׃mipaneihafrom before herH6440
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Proverbs 29:19A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
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