Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 16:6

Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 16:6 - 16:6

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Adam Clarke Commentary - Genesis 16:6 - 16:6

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16:1 - 16:1
16:2 - 16:2
16:3 - 16:3
16:5 - 16:5
16:6 - 16:6
16:7 - 16:7
16:8 - 16:8
16:10 - 16:10
16:11 - 16:11
16:12 - 16:12
16:13 - 16:13
16:14 - 16:14
16:15 - 16:15

Sarah dealt hardly with her - תאנה teanneha, she afflicted her; the term implying stripes and hard usage, to bring down the body and humble the mind. If the slave was to blame in this business the mistress is not less liable to censure. She alone had brought her into those circumstances, in which it was natural for her to value herself beyond her mistress.