Then Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thine [a]hand: do with her as it pleaseth thee. Then Sarai dealt roughly with her: wherefore she fled from her.

¶ But the [b]Angel of the Lord found her beside a fountain in the way of Shur,

And he said, Hagar Sarai’s maid, whence comest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from my dame Sarai.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 16:6 Or, power.
  2. Genesis 16:7 Which was Christ, as appeareth verse 13 and Gen. 18:17.

“Your slave is in your hands,(A)” Abram said. “Do with her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai mistreated(B) Hagar; so she fled from her.

The angel of the Lord(C) found Hagar near a spring(D) in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.(E) And he said, “Hagar,(F) slave of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?”(G)

“I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,” she answered.

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