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And he said, Hagar, Sarai`s handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

1. הנר hāgār — Hagar, “flight.” Hejrah, the flight of Muhammad.

7. מלאך mal'ak “messenger, angel.” A dep…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

From where did you come? —It is noteworthy that in these Divine communications God’s knowledge of all the circumstances i…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid. By the use of this epithet, the angel declares that she still remained a servant, though she had escaped…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid
He calls her by her name, which might surprise her, and describes her by her charac…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Hagar was out of her place, and out of the way of her duty, and going further astray, when the Angel found her. It is a great mercy to be stopped i…

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