Genesis Chapter 16 verse 9 Holy Bible
And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
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And the angel said to her, Go back, and put yourself under her authority.
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And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
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And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
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And the angel of the LORD said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
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The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands."
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And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, `Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands;'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - And the angel of the Lord said unto her - as Paul afterwards practically said to Onesimus, the runaway slave of Philemon (vide Philippians 12) - return to thy mistress, and submit thyself - the verb here employed is the same as that, which the historian uses to describe Sarah s conduct towards her (Ver. 6); its meaning obviously is that she should meekly resign herself to the ungracious and oppressive treatment of her mistress - under her hands.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Submit thyself.--Heb., humble thyself. It is the verb translated dealt hardly in Genesis 16:6. The angel therefore commands her to take the position which Sarai was forcing upon her; and by so doing proves to us that there had been no personal maltreatment. Commentators have taken this notion, not from the Hebrew, but from the English Version.