Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, Hagar, Sarai's maid servant, how camest thou here? and whither wilt thou go? And she will say, I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.
New American Standard Bible
He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid,
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.
Holman Bible
He said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?”
She replied, “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai.”
International Standard Version
"Hagar, servant of Sarai," he asked, "Where are you coming from and where are you going?" She answered, "I am running away from my mistress Sarai."
A Conservative Version
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, from where have thou come? And where are thou going? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.
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
And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where did you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am running away from my mistress Sarai.”
Bible in Basic English
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's servant, where have you come from and where are you going? And she said, I am running away from Sarai, my master's wife.
Darby Translation
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.
King James 2000
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, where did you come from? and where will you go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to Hagar, the servant of Sarai, "{From where} have you come, and where are you going?" And she said, "I am fleeing from the presence of Sarai my mistress."
Modern King James verseion
And He said, Hagar, Sarai's slave, where did you come from? and where will you go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence comest thou and whither wilt thou go?" And she answered, "I flee from my mistress Sarai."
NET Bible
He said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She replied, "I'm running away from my mistress, Sarai."
New Heart English Bible
He said, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai."
The Emphasized Bible
So he said Hagar! handmaid of Sarai! Whence hast thou come, and whither wouldst thou go? And she said, From the face of Sarai, my lady, am, I, fleeing.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
He said, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai."
Youngs 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.'
Interlinear
Shiphchah
Yalak
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 16:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hagar And The Angel Of Yahweh
7 And the messenger of Jehovah shall find her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he will say, Hagar, Sarai's maid servant, how camest thou here? and whither wilt thou go? And she will say, I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress. 9 And the messenger of Jehovah will say to her, Turn back to thy mistress and be humbled under her hands.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 3:9
And Jehovah God will call to the man, and will say to him, Where art thou?
Genesis 4:10
And he will say, What didst thou? the voice of thy brother's bloods, crying out to me from the earth.
Genesis 16:1
And Sarai, Abram's wife, brought not forth to him; and to her a maid servant, an Egyptian, and her name Hagar.
Genesis 16:4
And Abram will go in to Hagar, and she will conceive, and she will see that she conceived; and her mistress will be despised in her eyes.
1 Samuel 26:19
And now will my lord the king hear now the words of his servant? If Jehovah moved thee against me, he will smell a gift; and if the sons of man, cursed are they before Jehovah; for they drove me out this day from adjoining myself to the inheritance of Jehovah, saying. Go, serve other gods.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of him ruling shall go up against thee, thou shalt not leave thy place; for quietness will put down great sins.
Jeremiah 2:17-18
Wilt thou not do this to thyself? thou didst forsake Jehovah thy God in the time of thy being led in the way.
Ephesians 6:5-8
Servants, listen to lords according to the flesh, with fear and tremor, in simplicity of your heart, as to Christ;
1 Timothy 6:1-2
Let as many servants as are under the yoke deem their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the doctrines be not defamed.