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Genesis 16:8

“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.

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ASV

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.

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.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559 →
הָגָ֞רha.GarO HagarH1904 →
שִׁפְחַ֥תshif.Chat[the] maidservant ofH8198 →
שָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiSaraiH8297 →
אֵֽי־'ei-where?H335 →
מִזֶּ֥הmi.Zehfrom thisH2088 →
בָ֖אתvathave you comeH935 →
וְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahand where?H575 →
תֵלֵ֑כִיte.Le.khiare you goingH1980 →
וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559 →
מִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.Neifrom beforeH6440 →
שָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiSaraiH8297 →
גְּבִרְתִּ֔יge.vir.Timistress myH1404 →
אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH595 →
בֹּרַֽחַת׃bo.Ra.chat[am] fleeingH1272 →

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Genesis 3:9But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”Genesis 4:10“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.Acts 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”Jeremiah 2:17–18Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.Judges 19:17When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”1 Kings 19:9There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”Galatians 4:24These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.Genesis 35:1Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”1 Samuel 26:19Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’Ephesians 6:5–8Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.1 Timothy 6:1–2All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.1 Kings 19:13When 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?”2 Kings 5:25When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.Acts 22:7I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’Job 2:2“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”Numbers 22:9Then God came to Balaam and asked, “Who are these men with you?”Genesis 16:1Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.

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