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Genesis 16:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Genesis 16:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 16:910 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לָהּlāhTo
מַלְאַךְmaləʾaḵəMessenger
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
שׁוּבִיšûvîTurn
אֶלʾelNear
גְּבִרְתֵּךְgəvirətēḵəMistress
וְהִתְעַנִּיwəhitəʿanîAnd depress
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
יָדֶיהָyādeyhāHand
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
לָהּlāhTo
מַלְאַךְmaləʾaḵəMessenger
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
שׁוּבִיšûvîTurn
אֶלʾelNear
גְּבִרְתֵּךְgəvirətēḵəMistress
וְהִתְעַנִּיwəhitəʿanîAnd depress
תַּחַתtaḥatBottom
יָדֶיהָyādeyhāHand

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