Genesis 16:9 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לָהּ֙	lah	to <the> her
מַלְאַ֣ךְ	mal.'Akh	[the] angel of	H4397 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
שׁ֖וּבִי	Shu.vi	return	H7725 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ	ge.vir.Tekh	mistress your	H1404 →
וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י	ve.hit.'a.Ni	and humble yourself	H6031 →
תַּ֥חַת	Ta.chat	under	H8478 →
יָדֶֽיהָ׃	ya.Dei.ha	hands her	H3027 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 5:21
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:24
  Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Philippians 2:3
  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
- Ephesians 5:22
  Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
- Hebrews 13:17
  Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for…
- 1 Peter 5:5
  Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Through
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
leads to
- Proverbs 25:15
  Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
- Ecclesiastes 8:3
  Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
- 1 Samuel 25:24–44
  She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Hebrews 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.1 Peter 5:5–6Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”Ephesians 6:5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.Titus 2:9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,Ephesians 6:5–6Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.Ephesians 5:21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.1 Peter 2:18–25Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.1 Timothy 6:1All 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.Genesis 21:17Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.

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