Genesis 16:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 16:8 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 →
וַיֹּאמַ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָגָ֞ר
Hâgâr
H1904
Hagar
שִׁפְחַ֥ת
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
שָׂרַ֛י
Sâray
H8297
Sarai
אֵֽי
ʼay
H335
where
מִזֶּ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
בָ֖את
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וְאָ֣נָה
ʼân
H575
where
תֵלֵ֑כִי
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִפְּנֵי֙
pânîym
H6440
face
שָׂרַ֣י
Sâray
H8297
Sarai
גְּבִרְתִּ֔י
gᵉbereth
H1404
queen
אָנֹכִ֖י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
בֹּרַֽחַת
bârach
H1272
to flee
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World English Bible Public Domain
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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “Hagar, maidservant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” And she said, “I am fleeing from the face of Sarai, my mistress.”
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