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Genesis 16:8

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.

KJV

dixit ad illam : Agar ancilla Sarai, unde venis ? et quo vadis ? Quæ respondit : A facie Sarai dominæ meæ ego fugio.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ ἄγγελος Κυρίου Ἁγὰρ παιδίσκη Σάρας, πόθεν ἔρχῃ; καὶ ποῦ πορεύῃ; καὶ εἶπεν Ἀπὸ προσώπου Σάρας τῆς κυρίας μου ἐγὼ ἀποδιδράσκω.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמַ֗ר הָגָ֞ר שִׁפְחַ֥ת שָׂרַ֛י אֵֽי מִ/זֶּ֥ה בָ֖את וְ/אָ֣נָה תֵלֵ֑כִי וַ/תֹּ֕אמֶר מִ/פְּנֵי֙ שָׂרַ֣י גְּבִרְתִּ֔/י אָנֹכִ֖י בֹּרַֽחַת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵי
'y
pronoun · 38×
אָ֣נָה
'nh
adverb · 43×
אָנֹכִ֖י
'nky
pronoun · 356×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
הָגָ֖ר
hgr
proper_noun · 12×
הּ
h
noun · 9×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יִּבְרַ֖ח
ybrch
verb · 65×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 63×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שָׂרַ֣י
shry
proper_noun · 17×

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 19:9 — And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
  • Acts 9:4 — And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
  • Eccl 10:4 — If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
  • Gal 4:24 — Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
  • Gen 3:9 — And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
  • Gen 3:9 — And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
  • Gen 4:10 — And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
  • Gen 35:1 — And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
  • Jer 2:17 — Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
  • Judg 19:17 — And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
  • Titus 2:5 — To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.