Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 16:5-6
"And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee. But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face."Abram's house was troubled indeed with this situation; but as Dods said it: "This is the common fate of all who use others to satisfy their own... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 16:6
dealt hardly. Hebrew afflicted her. The Code of Khammurabi (119) forbade her being sold. Sarah could only lay tasks on her. See App-15 . read more