King James Version (KJV)

Genesis 16:9

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

Verse in context — Genesis 16

7

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

8

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

9

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

10

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

11

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou [art] with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

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