Genesis 16:8 meaning and explanation

“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.

Genesis 16:8, Berean Standard Bible

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The angel of the LORD, who speaks with divine authority in this chapter, finds Hagar in the desert by a spring on the road to Shur. She is pregnant, an Egyptian servant who fled after Sarai treated her harshly.

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