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6 aSo Abram said to Sarai, “Indeed your maid is in your hand; do to her as you please.” And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, bshe fled from her presence.  
7 Now the aAngel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, bby the spring on the way to cShur.  
8 And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.”
9 The Angel of the Lord said to her, “Return to your mistress, and asubmit yourself under her hand.”  
10 Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, a“I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.”  
11 And the Angel of the Lord said to her:
“Behold, you are with child,
aAnd you shall bear a son.
You shall call his name1 Ishmael,
Because the Lord has heard your affliction. 
12 aHe shall be a wild man;
His hand shall be against every man,
And every man’s hand against him.
bAnd he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”  
13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-1the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here2 seen Him awho sees me?”  
14 Therefore the well was called aBeer Lahai Roi; observe, it is bbetween Kadesh and Bered.  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 16:8

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American Standard Version
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Amplified® Bible
And He said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, where did you come from, and where are you intending to go? And she said, I am running away from my mistress Sarai.

Contemporary English Version
and asked, "Hagar, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I'm running away from Sarai, my owner."

Darby English Version
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, whence comest thou? and whither art thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Good News Bible
and said, "Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She answered, "I am running away from my mistress."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
He said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, where have you come from and where are you going? And she said, "I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.""

New International Version
And he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?"
"I'm running away from my mistress Sarai," she answered.

New King James Version
And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, where have you come from and where do you go to?" And she said, "I have fled from the presence of my mistress Sarai."

Revised Standard Version
And he said, "Hagar, maid of Sar'ai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from my mistress Sar'ai."

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, `Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence hast thou come, and whither dost thou go?' and she saith, `From the presence of Sarai, my mistress, I am fleeing.'


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