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Genesis 16:9-11

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.

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