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OET (OET-RV)“Listen,” Abram replied, “She’s yourslave to do what she’s told. Do whatever you think best.” So Sarai started mistreating Hagar, and so she ran away.
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXΕἶπε δὲ Ἅβραμ πρὸς Σάραν, ἰδοὺ ἡ παιδίσκη σου ἐν ταῖς χερσί σου, χρῶ αὐτῇ ὡς ἄν σοι ἀρεστὸν ᾖ. καὶ ἐκάκωσεν αὐτὴν Σάρα, καὶ ἀπέδρα ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτῆς. (Eipe de Habram pros Saran, idou haʸ paidiskaʸ sou en tais ⱪersi sou, ⱪrō autaʸ hōs an soi areston aʸ. kai ekakōsen autaʸn Sara, kai apedra apo prosōpou autaʸs. )
BrTrAnd Abram said to Sara, Behold thy handmaid is in thy hands, use her as it may seem good to thee. And Sara afflicted her, and she fled from her face.
ULTThen Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maidservant is in your hand. Do to her what is good in your eyes.” Then Sarai afflicted her, and she fled from her face.
USTAbram replied to her, “Listen, you are in charge of your servant. Do with her whatever you think is best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she ran away from home to get away from her.
BSB § “Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.
OEBBut Abram said to Sarai, ‘Your maid-servant is in your power, do to her whatever seems right to you.’ Then Sarai ill-treated her so that she fled from her presence.
WEBBEBut Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.
NETAbram said to Sarai, “Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.
LSVAnd Abram says to Sarai, “Behold, your handmaid [is] in your hand, do to her that which is good in your eyes”; and Sarai afflicted her, and she flees from her presence.
FBV“Listen, she's your slave!” Abram replied. “You can do whatever you want to her.” Sarai treated Hagar so badly that she ran away.[fn]
16:6“Ran away”: the Hebrew says, “ran away from her,” but Hagar ran away from the camp rather than just avoid Sarai.
T4TSo Abram said to Sarai, “You listen to me! She is your servant, so act towards her in the way you consider best.” Then Sarai started to mistreat her, so she ran away from Sarai.
LEBAnd Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your servant is under your authority.[fn] Do to her that which is good in your eyes.” And Sarai mistreated her, and she[fn] fled from her presence. ¶
BBEAnd Abram said, The woman is in your power; do with her whatever seems good to you. And Sarai was cruel to her, so that she went running away from her.
JPSBut Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes.' And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.
ASVBut Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.
DRAAnd Abram made answer, and said to her: Behold thy handmaid is in thy own hand, use her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she ran away.
YLTAnd Abram saith unto Sarai, 'Lo, thine handmaid [is] in thine hand, do to her that which is good in thine eyes;' and Sarai afflicted her, and she fleeth from her presence.
DrbyAnd Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy maidservant is in thy hand: do to her what is good in thine eyes. And Sarai oppressed her; and she fled from her face.
RVBut Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.
WbstrBut Abram said to 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.
KJB-1769But 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.[fn][fn] (But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy/your maid is in thy/your hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee/you. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. )
KJB-1611[fn][fn]But Abram said vnto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; doe to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, shee fled from her face. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)
BshpsBut Abram sayde to Sarai: beholde thy mayde is in thy hande, do with her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fledde from the face of her. (But Abram said to Sarai: behold thy/your maid is in thy/your hand, do with her as it pleaseth thee/you. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from the face of her.)
GnvaThen Abram saide to Sarai, Beholde, thy maide is in thine hand: doe with her as it pleaseth thee. Then Sarai dealt roughly with her: wherefore she fled from her. (Then Abram said to Sarai, Behold, thy/your maid is in thine/your hand: do with her as it pleaseth thee/you. Then Sarai dealt roughly with her: wherefore she fled from her. )
CvdlAnd Abram sayde vnto Sarai: Beholde, thy mayde is vnder thine auctorite, do with her, as it pleaseth the.Now whan Sarai dealt hardly wt her, she fled from her. (And Abram said unto Sarai: Behold, thy/your maid is under thine/your authority, do with her, as it pleaseth them.Now when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her.)
WyclAnd Abram answerde and seide to hir, Lo! thi seruauntesse is in thin hond; vse thou hir as `it likith. Therfor for Sarai turmentide hir, sche fledde awei. (And Abram answered and said to her, Lo! thy/your servantsse is in thin hond; use thou/you her as `it likith. Therefore for Sarai turmentide her, she fled away.)
LuthAbram aber sprach zu Sarai: Siehe deine Magd ist unter deiner Gewalt; tue mit ihr, wie dir‘s gefällt. Da sie nun Sarai wollte demütigen, floh sie von ihr. (Abram but spoke to Sarai: Siehe your Magd is under deiner Gewalt; do with ihr, like dir‘s gefällt. So they/she/them now Sarai wanted demütigen, floh they/she/them from ihr.)
ClVgCui respondens Abram: Ecce, ait, ancilla tua in manu tua est, utere ea ut libet. Affligente igitur eam Sarai, fugam iniit. (Cui responding Abram: Ecce, ait, ancilla your in by_hand your it_is, utere ea as libet. Affligente igitur her Sarai, fugam iniit. )
The phrase in your hand is an idiom that refers to having control or authority over someone. Consider whether or not your language has a similar idiom. Also see how you translated maidservant in verses 1-3, 5. Alternate translation: “your slave woman is under your authority” or “you have authority over your slave”
עֲשִׂי לָ֖הּ
do to/for=her/it
Alternate translation: “So you can do to her”
הַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ
the,please in/on/at/with,eyes,you
The phrase in your eyes is an idiom that refers to Sarai’s opinion. See how you translated a similar idiom (“in her eyes”) in verses 4 and 5. Alternate translation: “whatever you decide is good” or “whatever pleases you.”
וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ שָׂרַ֔י
and,mistreated,her Sarai
See how you translated “afflict” in Gen 15:13. Alternate translation: “So Sarai oppressed her so” or “So Sarai treated her so badly that”
Make sure it is clear in your translation that Hagar is the one who fled, not Sarai. Alternate translation: “she ran away from her.” or “she ran away from home to get away from Sarai.”
The Lord had promised repeatedly to raise up a great nation from Abram’s descendants (Genesis 12:2; 13:16; 15:5), but several years passed from the time this promise was given until Abram’s wife Sarai bore a child. During this time, Sarai sought to acquire a child for Abram through Hagar, her Egyptian servant-girl–a common practice at this time. When Hagar conceived, she began to regard Sarai with contempt, and Sarai responded by treating her harshly. Eventually Hagar ran away, heading south from Hebron (see Genesis 13:18) and following the way to Shur toward the wilderness and Kadesh-barnea. Along the way the angel of the Lord found her by a spring (also called a well in verse 14). He told her to return to her mistress Sarai, but he also promised that Hagar would bear a son, Ishmael, and that his descendants would become a great nation. In response, Hagar named the well Beer-lahai-roi, meaning “the well of the Living One who sees me.” She then returned to Sarai at Hebron and gave birth to Ishmael. The well at Beer-lahai-roi may also be the place where Hagar later found water to give to Ishmael after they were sent away from Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 21). Isaac also moved to Beer-lai-roi for a time after his father Abraham died (Genesis 25:11). Some scholars locate Beer-lahai-roi at a well called Ain Muweileh, about 6 miles (9.5 km) northwest of Kadesh-barnea, based on speculation that the modern name is a corruption of an Arabic phrase meaning “water of the living one seeing.” But the Bible makes it clear that Beer-lai-roi “lies between Kadesh and Bered,” and Bered was likely located at what was later called Elusa (based on the Jerusalem Targum and possibly Jerome), as shown on this map. Given this location for Bered, this author has identified the most likely location for Beer-lahai-roi to be Bi’ren–the only well located along the way to Shur between Bered and Kadesh-barnea.
