Genesis 16:9
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And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand.

Genesis 16:6
And Abram made answer, and said to her: Behold thy handmaid is in thy own hand, use her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she ran away.

Genesis 16:8
He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.

Genesis 16:10
And again he said: I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, and it shall not be numbered for multitude.

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And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand.

submit.

Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.

Ephesians 5:21 Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ.

Ephesians 6:5,6 Servants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to Christ. . . .

Titus 2:9 Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters: in all things pleasing, not gainsaying:

1 Peter 2:18-25 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward. . . .

1 Peter 5:5,6 In like manner, ye young men, be subject to the ancients. And do you all insinuate humility one to another: for God resisteth the proud, but to the humble he giveth grace. . . .

Context
The Birth of Ishmael
8He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress. 9And the angel of the Lord said to her: Return to thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hand.10And again he said: I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, and it shall not be numbered for multitude.…
Lexicon
So the Angel
מַלְאַ֣ךְ (mal·’aḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel

of the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

told
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

her,
לָהּ֙ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

“Return
שׁ֖וּבִי (šū·ḇî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

your mistress
גְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְ (gə·ḇir·têḵ)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1404: Lady, queen, mistress

and submit
וְהִתְעַנִּ֖י (wə·hiṯ·‘an·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

to her authority.”
תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of


Additional Translations
So the Angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”And the angel of the LORD said to her, Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.

And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

And the angel of the Lord said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

And the angel of the LORD said to her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

The angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands."

And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, 'Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands;'
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