Genesis 16:9

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”

American Standard Version (1901)

And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

Bible in Basic English

And the angel said to her, Go back, and put yourself under her authority.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand.

Free Bible Version

“Go back to your mistress and do what she tells you,” the angel of the Lord told her.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the Angel of the Lord saide to her, Returne to thy dame, and humble thy selfe vnder her hands.

King James (Authorized) Version

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

One Unity Resource Bible

Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] said to her, “Teshuvah ·Completely return· to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.”

Plain English Version

God’s angel messenger said to her, “Don’t do that. Go back to your boss, and do what she says.”

Translation for Translators

The angel said, “Go back to your mistress and be under her authority [MTY]”.

Unlocked Literal Bible

The angel of Yahweh said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her authority.”

Noah Webster Bible

And the angel of the LORD said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

World English Bible

Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.”

Young's Literal Translation

And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, 'Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands;'

Context

Hagar and Ishmael

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.⁹So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”¹⁰Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”

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Summary

In this verse, the angel of the Lord speaks to Hagar, who had fled from her mistress Sarai. The angel instructs Hagar to return to Sarai and submit to her authority, promising to greatly multiply her descendants. This encounter demonstrates God's care and provision for Hagar, despite her difficult circumstances. It also foreshadows the future of Hagar's son Ishmael, who will become the father of a great nation. Ultimately, this verse reveals God's sovereignty and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises, even in the midst of human frailty and mistakes.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And the angel of the Lord said unto her,.... The same angel; though Jarchi thinks that one angel after another was sent, and that at every speech there was a fresh angel; and because this phrase is repeated again and again, some of the Rabbins have fancied there were four angels (r), and others five, but without any reason: return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands; go back to her, humble thyself before her, acknowledge thy fault, enter into her service again, and be subject to her; do her work and business, bear her corrections and chastisements; and "suffer thyself to be afflicted" (s), by her, as the word may be rendered; take all patiently from her, which will be much more to thy profit and advantage than to pursue the course thou art in: and the more to encourage her to take his advice, he promises the following things, Gen 16:10. (r) Bereshit Rabba, ut supra. (sect. 45. fol. 41. 1.) (s) "te patere affligi", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "quid si, patere te affligi?" Drusius.