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Genesis 16:10-12

10And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, I will multiplyהַרְבָּ֥הhar.BahH7235thy seedזַרְעֵ֑ךְzar.'EkhH2233exceedinglyאַרְבֶּ֖ה'ar.BehH7235,that it shall not be numberedיִסָּפֵ֖רyi.sa.FerH5608for multitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

11And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Beholdהִנָּ֥ךְhi.NakhH2009, thou artwith childהָרָ֖הha.RahH2030,and shalt bearוְיֹלַ֣דְתְּve.yo.LadtH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,and shalt callוְקָרָ֤אתve.ka.RatH7121his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֔אלyish.ma.'ElH3458;because the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085thy afflictionעָנְיֵֽךְ׃'a.ne.YekhH6040.

12And he will be a wildפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120;his handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027will beagainst every man, and every man’s handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027against him; and he shall dwellיִשְׁכֹּֽן׃yish.KonH7931in the presenceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of all his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251.

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