Submit thyself. — Heb., humble thyself. It is the verb translated dealt hardly in Genesis 16:6. The angel therefore commands her to take the position which Sarai was forcing upon her; and by so doing proves to us that there had been no personal maltreatment. Commentators have taken this notion, not from the Hebrew, but from the English Version.
Related Commentaries of Genesis 16:9
Genesis 16:9
9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.