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But 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. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 1

אַבְרָ֜ם'av.RamAbram

Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abram

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 3

שָׂרַ֗יsa.RaiSarai

Lemma: שָׂרַי (sa.ray) · Strong's: H8297

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Sarai

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8297; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 4

הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehthere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 5

שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙shif.cha.teKhmaidservant your

Lemma: שִׁפְחָה (shiph.chah) · Strong's: H8198

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: maidservant

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 16:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8198; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 6

בְּיָדֵ֔ךְbe.ya.Dekh[is] in hand your

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 39:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 7

עֲשִׂי\־'a.si-do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 8

הַטּ֣וֹבha.Tovthe good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 9

בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְbe.'ei.Na.yikhin view your

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: appearance

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 27:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 10

וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָva.te.'a.Ne.haand she afflicted her

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)

Meaning: to afflict

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 1:11, Exodus 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 11

שָׂרַ֔יsa.RaiSarai

Lemma: שָׂרַי (sa.ray) · Strong's: H8297

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Sarai

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:5, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8297; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 12

וַתִּבְרַ֖חva.tiv.Rachand she fled

Lemma: בָּרַח (ba.rach) · Strong's: H1272

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to flee

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:22, Genesis 31:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1272; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 13

מִפָּנֶֽיהָ\׃mi.pa.Nei.hafrom before her

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 16:6 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Here	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Abram	→	אַבְרָם H0087 Abram
your servant	→	שִׁפְחָה H8198 maidservant
is in your hands	→	יָד H3027H hand: power
Do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
whatever you want	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
with her	→
Then Sarai	→	שָׂרַי H8297 Sarai
treated	→	עָנָה H6031B to afflict
[Hagar] so harshly that she fled	→	בָּרַח H1272 to flee
from her	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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