Genesis 16:6
“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.”
Genesis 16:6 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And Abram made answer, and said to her: Behold thy handmaid is in thy own hand, use her its it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she ran away.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.
- DARBYDarby
- And Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maidservant is in thy hand: do to her what is good in thine eyes. And Sarai oppressed her; and she fled from her face.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes. Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 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.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- But Abram replied to Sarai, "Your servant is in your hands; do with her as you see fit." When Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her presence.
Context: Genesis 16
4And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
6But 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.
7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
8And 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.
About Genesis 16: Abraham's Son Ishmael
Abram's wife Sarai is unable to have children, so she gives him her maidservant Hagar to be his wife. Hagar gives birth to Ishmael, but God later tells Abram that Sarai will also have a son, whom they will name Isaac.
Commentary
Genesis 16 is the story of Sarai, the wife of Abram, and her decision to give her Egyptian maidservant, Hagar, to Abram as a wife. Sarai was barren and believed that if she gave her maidservant to Abram, she would be able to have a child through her. Sarai's plan worked, and Hagar became pregnant with Abram's child.