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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. (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.Marand 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 16:8 word 1

הָגָ֞רha.GarO Hagar

Lemma: הָגָר (ha.gar) · Strong's: H1904

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Hagar

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:15, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 21:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1904; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 2

שִׁפְחַ֥תshif.Chat[the] maidservant of

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 16:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8198; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 3

שָׂרַ֛יsa.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 16:8 word 4

אֵֽי\־'ei-where?

Lemma: אַי (ay) · Strong's: H0335

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:9, Exodus 2:20, Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 13:6, 1 Samuel 9:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0335; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 5

מִזֶּ֥הmi.Zehfrom this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 6

בָ֖אתvathave you come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqp2fs)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 7

וְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahand where?

Lemma: אָן (an) · Strong's: H0575

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 32:17, Genesis 37:30, Exodus 16:28, Numbers 14:11, Deuteronomy 1:28, Joshua 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0575; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 8

תֵלֵ֑כִיte.Le.khiare you going

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqi2fs)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 9

וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she said

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

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

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 16:8 word 10

מִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.Neifrom before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440L

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

Meaning: face of

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 24:12, Genesis 27:20, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 32:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440L; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 11

שָׂרַ֣יsa.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 16:8 word 12

גְּבִרְתִּ֔יge.vir.Timistress my

Lemma: גְּבֶ֫רֶת (ge.ve.ret) · Strong's: H1404

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

Meaning: lady

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:9, 2 Kings 5:3, Psalms 123:2, Proverbs 30:23, Isaiah 24:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1404; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 13

אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 14

בֹּרַֽחַת\׃bo.Ra.chat[am] fleeing

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to flee

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:43, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:22, Genesis 31:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1272; TAHOT Genesis 16:8 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Hagar	→	הָגָר H1904 Hagar
servant	→	שִׁפְחָה H8198 maidservant
of Sarai	→	שָׂרַי H8297 Sarai
he said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
where	→	אַי H0335 where?
. . .	→	זֶה H2088 this
have you come from	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
and where	→	אָן H0575 where?
are you going	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
I am	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
running away	→	בָּרַח H1272 to flee
from	→	פָּנֶה H6440L face of
my mistress	→	גְּבֶ֫רֶת H1404 lady
Sarai	→	שָׂרַי H8297 Sarai
she replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say

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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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