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 16:6 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 16:615 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
אֶלʾelNear
שָׂרַיśāraySarai
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
שִׁפְחָתֵךְšip̄əḥātēḵəFemale slave
בְּיָדֵךְbəyādēḵəIn hand
עֲשִׂיʿăśîDo
לָהּlāhTo
הַטּוֹבhaṭwōvThe good
בְּעֵינָיִךְbəʿênāyiḵəIn eye
וַתְּעַנֶּהָwatəʿanehāAnd depress
שָׂרַיśāraySarai
וַתִּבְרַחwativəraḥAnd bolt
מִפָּנֶיהָmipāneyhāFrom face
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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