Genesis 16:5
“And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Sarai said to Abram,.... Being affronted with the behaviour of her maid to her, she applies to Abram for the redress…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 16:1-16
- The Birth of Ishmael 1. הנר hāgār, Hagar, “flight.” Hejrah, the flight of Muhammed. 7. מלאך mal'ak “messenger,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
My wrong be upon thee - This appears to be intended as a reproof to Abram, containing an insinuation that it was his…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 16:4-6
We have here the immediate bad consequences of Abram's unhappy marriage to Hagar. A great deal of mischief it made…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
My wrong i.e. may the wrong done to me be visited on thee! Sarai's passionate and unjust complaint is the utterance of…
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