But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
What does Genesis 16:6 mean?
Abram's unhappy marriage to Hagar very soon made a great deal of mischief. We may thank ourselves for the guilt and grief that follow us, when we go out of the way of our duty.
Key themes
HopeSuffering and trialsCreationFall
Read with
Keep this verse inside Genesis 16:4-6 and alongside a few nearby related passages.