Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 16:8-12

8“Hagarהָגָ֞רha.GarH1904,servantשִׁפְחַ֥תshif.ChatH8198of Saraiשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8297,”he saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “whereאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה'ei- mi.ZehH335 H2088have you come fromבָ֖אתvatH935,and whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֑כִיte.Le.khiH1980?” “I amאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595running awayבֹּרַֽחַת׃bo.Ra.chatH1272fromמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440my mistressגְּבִרְתִּ֔יge.vir.TiH1404Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297,”she repliedוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559.

9So the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559her, “Returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725toאֶל־'el-H413your mistressגְּבִרְתֵּ֑ךְge.vir.TekhH1404and submitוְהִתְעַנִּ֖יve.hit.'a.NiH6031to her authorityתַּ֥חַת יָדֶֽיהָ׃Ta.chat ya.Dei.haH8478 H3027.”

10Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔הmal.'Akh Yah.wehH4397 H3068addedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will greatly multiplyH7235אֶת־'et-H853your offspringזַרְעֵ֑ךְzar.'EkhH2233so thatוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808they will be too numerousמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230to countיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608.”

11The angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068proceededוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009,you have conceivedהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030and will bearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.And you shall name himוְקָרָ֤את שְׁמוֹ֙ve.ka.Rat she.MoH7121 H8034Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖ה אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413has heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085your cry of afflictionעָנְיֵֽךְ׃'a.ne.YekhH6040.

12Heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931will beיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961a wild donkeyפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501of amanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,and his handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027will be against everyoneבַכֹּ֔לva.KolH3605,and everyone’sכֹּ֖לkolH3605handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027against him;he will liveיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.KonH7931in hostilityוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921towardפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440allכָל־khol-H3605his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.”

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