Kejadian 16:6

16:6 Abram said to Sarai, “Since your ¹  servant is under your authority, ²  do to her whatever you think best.” ³  Then Sarai treated Hagar ⁴  harshly, ⁵  so she ran away from Sarai. ⁶ 

Kejadian 16:1

The Birth of Ishmael

16:1 Now Sarai, ⁷  Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, ⁸  but she had an Egyptian servant ⁹  named Hagar. ¹⁰ 

1 Samuel 8:6

8:6 But this request displeased Samuel, for ¹¹  they said, “Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord.

1 Samuel 29:6

29:6 So Achish summoned David and said to him, “As surely as the Lord lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you ¹²  serving ¹³  with me in the army. ¹⁴  I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion ¹⁵  of the leaders, you are not reliable. ¹⁶ 

[16:6]  ¹ tn The clause is introduced with the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh), introducing a foundational clause for the coming imperative: “since…do.”

[16:6]  ² tn Heb “in your hand.”

[16:6]  ³ tn Heb “what is good in your eyes.”

[16:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “her”; the referent (Hagar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:6]  ⁵ tn In the Piel stem the verb עָנָה (’anah) means “to afflict, to oppress, to treat harshly, to mistreat.”

[16:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “and she fled from her presence.” The referent of “her” (Sarai) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:1]  ⁷ tn The disjunctive clause signals the beginning of a new episode in the story.

[16:1]  ⁸ sn On the cultural background of the story of Sarai’s childlessness see J. Van Seters, “The Problem of Childlessness in Near Eastern Law and the Patriarchs of Israel,” JBL 87 (1968): 401-8.

[16:1]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew term שִׁפְחָה (shifkhah, translated “servant” here and in vv. 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8) refers to a menial female servant.

[16:1]  ¹⁰ sn The passage records the birth of Ishmael to Abram through an Egyptian woman. The story illustrates the limits of Abram’s faith as he tries to obtain a son through social custom. The barrenness of Sarai poses a challenge to Abram’s faith, just as the famine did in chap. 12. As in chap. 12, an Egyptian figures prominently. (Perhaps Hagar was obtained as a slave during Abram’s stay in Egypt.)

[8:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “when.”

[29:6]  ¹² tn Heb “it is good in my eyes.” Cf. v. 7.

[29:6]  ¹³ tn Heb “your going forth and your coming in.” The expression is a merism.

[29:6]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “camp.”

[29:6]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “eyes.”

[29:6]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “good.”