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Genesis 16:6
Genesis 16:6 is verse 6 of Genesis chapter 16, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.
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Genesis 16:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible
4 And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.
5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
6 “Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
7 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.
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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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.
Genesis 13:9Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”
Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:17Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
1 Peter 3:7Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Genesis 24:10Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.
Job 2:6“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”
Psalms 106:41He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them.
Psalms 106:42Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.
Jeremiah 38:5“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.”
Proverbs 29:19A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
Exodus 2:15When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
Proverbs 27:8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.