Genesis

Genesis 16:6

⁶“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Here	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Abram	אַבְרָ֜ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
your servant	שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙	šip̄·ḥā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8198 maid, maid-servant
is in your hands	בְּיָדֵ֔ךְ	bə·yā·ḏêḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3027 hand
Do	עֲשִׂי־	‘ă·śî-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H6213 do, make
whatever you want	הַטּ֣וֹב	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
with her	לָ֖הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
Then Sarai	שָׂרַ֔י	śā·ray	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
treated	וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ	wat·tə·‘an·ne·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with
so harshly that she fled	וַתִּבְרַ֖ח	wat·tiḇ·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1272 go through, flee
from her	מִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃	mip·pā·ne·hā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6440 face, before

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.