Genesis

Genesis 16:8

⁸“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?”

“I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hagar	הָגָ֞ר	hā·ḡār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1904 Hagar
servant	שִׁפְחַ֥ת	šip̄·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8198 maid, maid-servant
of Sarai	שָׂרַ֛י	śā·ray	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
he said	וַיֹּאמַ֗ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
where	אֵֽי־	’ê-	Interrogative	H335 where?
have you come from	בָ֖את	ḇāṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and where	וְאָ֣נָה	wə·’ā·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H575 where?
are you going	תֵלֵ֑כִי	ṯê·lê·ḵî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
I am	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
running away	בֹּרַֽחַת׃	bō·ra·ḥaṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H1272 go through, flee
from	מִפְּנֵי֙	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
my mistress	גְּבִרְתִּ֔י	gə·ḇir·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1404 mistress
Sarai	שָׂרַ֣י	śā·ray	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8297 Sarai
she replied	וַתֹּ֕אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.