Genesis 16:9

So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”
Genesis 16:9
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה שׁ֖וּבִי אֶל־גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י תַּ֥חַת יָדֶֽיהָ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. לָהּ֙lah“to <the> her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  3. מַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'Akh“[the] angel of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַלְאָךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4397H
  4. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. שׁ֖וּבִיShu.vi“return”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  6. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.Tekh“mistress your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from גְּבֶ֫רֶת · “lady” · Strong's H1404
  8. וְהִתְעַנִּ֖יve.hit.'a.Ni“and humble yourself”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from עָנָה · “to afflict” · Strong's H6031B
  9. תַּ֥חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  10. יָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.ha“hands her”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָד · “to” · Strong's H3027K
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)