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Genesis 16:8

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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.
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  1. Genesis 3:9Rank 1 from verse 8
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    9And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

  2. Genesis 4:10Rank 2 from verse 8
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    10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

  3. Ecclesiastes 10:4Rank 3 from verse 8
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    4If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

  4. Jeremiah 2:17–18Rank 4 from verse 8
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    17Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way?

    18And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?

  5. 1 Samuel 26:19Rank 5 from verse 8
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    19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.

  6. 1 Timothy 6:1–2Rank 6 from verse 8
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    1LET as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

    2And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

  7. Ephesians 6:5–8Rank 7 from verse 8
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    5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

    6Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

    7With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

    8Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

  8. Genesis 16:1Rank 8 from verse 8
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    1NOW Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

  9. Genesis 16:4Rank 9 from verse 8
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    4¶ And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

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Genesis 16:8

COMBINED MEANING

maid

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1. A female servant or attendant. 2. A girl or young woman, especially an unmarried woman or virgin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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wilt

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Sense 1: Second-person singular present form of will: choosest, intendest, or art disposed to. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, marks future action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mistress

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Sense 1: A female master or woman having authority over a household, servants, or dependants. Sense 2: A woman preeminent in the thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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16:7¶ And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

16:8And 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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16:9And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

16:10And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

16:11And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.

16:12And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

16:13And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

16:14Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

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