Genesis 16:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 16:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַבְרָ֜ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׂרַ֗י
Sâray
H8297
Sarai
הִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
בְּיָדֵ֔ךְ
yâd
H3027
hand
עֲשִׂי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָ֖הּ
הַטּ֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ
ʻânâh
H6031
to afflict
שָׂרַ֔י
Sâray
H8297
Sarai
וַתִּבְרַ֖ח
bârach
H1272
to flee
מִפָּנֶֽיהָ
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
But 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thine hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maidservant in your hand. Do to her what good in your eyes.” Then Sarai afflicted her, and she fled from her face.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).