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Genesis 16:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Genesis 16:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 16:615 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אַבְרָ֜םʾabərām
AbramnounH87
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
שָׂרַ֗יśāray
SarainounH8297
הִנֵּ֤הhinēh
there!particleH2009
lo · see
שִׁפְחָתֵ/ךְ֙šipəḥātēkə
maidservant yournounH8198
hand-) maid(-en · -servant) · wench · bondwoman ···
בְּ/יָדֵ֔/ךְbəyādēkə
is in hand yourpronH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
עֲשִׂיʿăśiy
doverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
לָ֖/הּlāh
pron
הַ/טּ֣וֹבhaṭwōb
the goodparticleH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
בְּ/עֵינָ֑יִ/ךְbəʿēynāyikə
in view yourpronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
וַ/תְּעַנֶּ֣/הָwatəʿanehā
and she afflicted herconjH6031
afflict(-ion · self) · answer (by mistake for
שָׂרַ֔יśāray
SarainounH8297
וַ/תִּבְרַ֖חwatibəraḥ
and she fledconjH1272
fain · flee · put to flight · make haste ···
מִ/פָּנֶֽי/הָmipāneyhā
from before herpronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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