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.
KJV
Cui respondens Abram : Ecce, ait, ancilla tua in manu tua est, utere ea ut libet. Affligente igitur eam Sarai, fugam iniit.
Vulgate
εἶπεν δὲ Ἀβρὰμ πρὸς Σάραν Ἰδοὺ ἡ παιδίσκη σου ἐναντίον ⸆ σου· χρῶ αὐτῇ ὡς δ’ ἄν σοι ἀρεστὸν ᾖ. καὶ ἐκάκωσεν αὐτὴν Σάρα, καὶ ἀπέδρα ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτῆς.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל שָׂרַ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה שִׁפְחָתֵ/ךְ֙ בְּ/יָדֵ֔/ךְ עֲשִׂי לָ֖/הּ הַ/טּ֣וֹב בְּ/עֵינָ֑יִ/ךְ וַ/תְּעַנֶּ֣/הָ שָׂרַ֔י וַ/תִּבְרַ֖ח מִ/פָּנֶֽי/הָ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 25.—Of Sarah’s Handmaid, Hagar, Whom She Herself Wished to Be Abraham’s Concubine. And here follow the times of Abraham’s sons, the one by Hagar the bond maid, the other by Sarah the free woman, about whom we have already spoken in the previous book. As regards this transaction, Abraham is in no way to be branded as guilty concerning this concubine, for he used her for …
Cross-references
- Jer 38:5 — Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
- Josh 9:25 — And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
- Prov 27:8 — As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.